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Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru?

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By Mike • March 7, 2011 • 5 comments Tweet Share I bet you do! Many thanks to Jason Kopp for the photos above taken during last year’s courses held at Explorer’s Inn Tags: banding , peru , tambopata • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! That could be you!

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Giveaway: The Lost Dogs

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Some are now certified therapy workers and many are adored family members, proving that pit bulls, just like any other dog, just want to be man’s best friend. Leave a comment on this post before midnight on September 14, 2011. We have a copy to give to one lucky reader! Would you like a chance to win the book? You may comment daily.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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The second edition, with the slightly different title Birds of Trinidad & Tobago , was published in London in 2011. The 2011 edition of the Kenefick book, the one with the green-bordered cover, can also be purchased through Buteo Books, the Book Depository and a couple of other online booksellers.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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Years of follow-up research conducted by one of Earthwatch’s principal investigators on the Tambopata Macaw project, Dr. Don Brightsmith, shows, however, that within the study area of the clay lick the birds tend to choose the soil with the highest sodium content over soils that are best for neutralizing toxins. Mar 7th, 2011 at 1:09 pm [.]

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First Outbreak of Usutu Virus in Germany

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But I have been sick with different kinds and forms of cold since the beginning of December with no interruption, and so has my entire family. A few dead birds were collected by authorities and sent to a laboratory for investigation. Okay, I meant to write an entertaining post. I honestly did. Sickening!

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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As our Gypsy comes to a halt, one Oriental Honey Buzzard is investigating the new arrivals. In 2012, the Hindustani Times claimed that from January 2011 to June 2012, a further 9 tigers were killed in the Tadoba buffer zone. Finally, the shores of the Telia lie in front of us. Very dusty Swarovski CLs.

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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy

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I strongly suspect that the rate of attrition on this Loon family is inversely proportionate to the abundance of ducklings in the bay. Breeding and wintering locations of Common Loons in western Maine (Rangeley and Moosehead Lakes region), USA, that received PTTs in 2011 and 2012.*. Ducks are easier prey for the Eagle.

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