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Avian Images from a Texas Big Week

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1/4000sec @ ISO 2000 Long-tailed Duck was the “star” of the Galveston FeatherFest , and a write-in for the Great Texas Birding Classic. A LOT of cropping for this image. 1/1250 sec @ ISO 2000 The Marbled Godwit was showing off its articulated beak to the curlews. 1/2500 sec @ ISO 2000 a.

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Guide to the Birds of China

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To say that an update of John MacKinnon’s “A Field Guide to the Birds of China” (2000) has been highly anticipated by birders interested in Chinese birds is almost an understatement. In fact, many of the illustrations seem to have been taken from the 2000 edition without substantial changes.

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Noudar Nature Park, Portugal

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At the heart of both these Directives is the creation of a network of sites called Natura 2000. A model in sustainable agriculture and tourism, Noudar is part of the Natura 2000 Network. This legislation is called the Habitats Directive and complements the Birds Directive adopted in 1979.

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Greater Rheas: Germany’s new Big Bird

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And since the year 2000, we have an even greater bird, the… Greater Rhea ! Then of course, we have amazing birds such as Wallcreeper , Hoopoe , and Black Woodpecker. For sure we have great birds like Great Crested Grebe , Great Bustard , and Great Spotted Woodpecker.

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A few more Pied Oystercatchers start to breed

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We know Pied Oystercatchers have used the area since 2000 and most likely for many years before that. The pair of Pied Oystercatchers that nest about 2 kilometres south of the Surf Club have a particular rocky outcrop that they like to nest on. The rocky outcrop changes slightly each year as the sand moves around with the wind.

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When Feeding Birds Runs Amuck

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More family groups of swans began to stay and depending on what article you read, anywhere from 1500 – 2000 Trumpeter Swans spend the winter in that area and live off of 1200 – 2000 pounds of corn offered A DAY! She added more corn.

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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

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Guyana is probably most famous in birding circles for the unlikely discovery of a population of critically endangered Red Siskins in early 2000. In the year 2000, the world held their breath as ornithologists from the Smithsonian and the University of Kansas led an expedition into the southern Rupununi region.

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