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Open Season on Bald Eagles

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Bald Eagle image is by Francois Portmann and is used with permission You know, I’ve been thinking about this whole dustup over hunting cranes in Tennessee and now Kentucky. And while we’re at it, I think it’s time to open a limited season on Bald Eagles. We’ve always hunted Bald Eagles. I get it now, I really do.

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Great Kestrel Count 2011

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Obviously, Bald Eagles are a pretty big deal too. Even outside of Atlanta , Peregrine Falcons spend their breeding seasons smiling for the ( web ) camera from atop edifices all across the country. In North America, everyone recognizes hawks on the wing, even the ones that aren’t Red-tailed Hawks.

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Backstory: Digiscoper of the Year 2011

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The results of the Swarovski Optik Digiscoper of the Year 2011 have just been published and once again, they show just what is possible with a telescope and everything from a cheap compact camera to a semi-pro DSLR. and content (not just what the bird IS, but what it is DOING).

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Best Bird of the Year 2011

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2011 is about to become 2012 and birders the world over are taking a look at their year lists and reminiscing about the awesome sightings and devastating dips that they have experienced. This year I watched them from the day they arrived , until two chicks successfully hatched, the northernmost breeding record for the species.

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Osprey in Missoula

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“Do you see the eagle?” The Osprey is one of the true cosmopolitans of the avian world, found on six continents and breeding on five. Time enough, I suppose, for our newcomers to figure out that those aren’t eagles. “Look,” one said to the other. Missoula knows Ospreys and embraces them.

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Sea Snakes of Northern Australia

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Sometimes it is too late, as they are deceased and Brahminy Kites and White-bellied Sea-Eagles usually take advantage of the situation. She also monitors Pied Oystercatchers breeding along a 23km stretch of beach by bicycle and on foot. Renato Mar 13th, 2011 at 8:20 am What amazing snakes and great photos.

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Birds of Prey of the East & Birds of Prey of the West: Review of Two Field Guides

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Bald Eagle, Head Portraits, Birds of Prey of the East. Bald Eagle has been moved next to Golden Eagle. And, Eagles, surprisingly, don’t either, the emphasis being on their heads, tails, and how they look in flight. And, the Osprey and Eagle heads. Particularly the wing windows.