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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. We start with Lendrum being arrested in 2010 at the Birmingham (U.K.) 2019), and now this book.

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Birds and streetlights

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When I first used to write for this website way back in 2010 we had Crested Pigeons in our garden on a daily basis. They include Brahminy Kite , Ospreys , Little Corellas , Australian Magpies, Great Bowerbird , Black-shouldered Kite and Brown Falcon. Australian White Ibis.

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“The Hawk’s Way” — a book review

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It’s a slim volume, a republication, mostly, of a chapter from her fine 2010 book Birdology , with some added material including an introduction, in which she describes how she has, a decade after her first experience with falconry (as described in the main part of the book), “come back for more.” We serve them.”.

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Once upon a time in Bojcinska Forest

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Also, there was a Black Kite awaiting us, as well as one Red-footed Falcon sitting on a dead oak branch. We entered an area that was clear-cut in 2010. With a recent establishment of a new rubbish tip, the population of Common Ravens exploded and you commonly see them in their dozens. Photo by Surcin Municipality.

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America & Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America: A Field Guide Review

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He became the social media hit of the day: “A Peregrine Falcon in Forest Hills!” ” I was puzzled by what seemed like a universal lack of knowledge about hawks and falcons. Additional changes in format from the 2010 edition includes less maps, a little more Introduction, the One-Page Index handily in front AND in back.

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Evil Twin Brewing Falco India Pale Ale

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Evil Twin Brewing was founded by Danish brewer Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø in 2010 as a so-called “gypsy” or “phantom” brewery; unlike most brewers, Jarnit-Bjergsø is a wanderer without a brick-and-mortar brewhouse of his own to call home. A Peregrine Falcon resting on its sickle-like talons, about to put the hammer down.

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Backyard Beneficiaries

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There was an empty lot of land next to us until 2010 – I remember seeing a distraught Blue-black Grassquit sitting on the fence as the bulldozer cleared the land. In a couple weeks I’ll be keeping my ears alert for the flight calls of incoming shorebirds, they shall definitely be followed by a Peregrine Falcon.

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