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Château de Colombe: Bordeaux Rosé (2017)

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This week’s wine is a lovely 2017 rosé from the Chateau de Colombe produced under the Appellation Bordeaux Contrôlée. The Château de Colombe estate was purchased in 2012 by Henry Lathwaite, scion of the famed English wine merchant family and a trained winemaker in his own right. Château de Colombe: Bordeaux Rosé (2017).

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Birders: A Documentary Short Film Review

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We see a closer shot of the river itself, hawks flying across the span, and then we see that brown line again, close up, a wall of brown panels filling the right side of the screen, continuing into the distance, no end in sight, while a white pick-up truck drives parallel to it at the far left of the screen. Otilia Portillo Padua, director.

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How to see a Black Woodpecker in Germany

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Here is a map of all Black Woodpecker observations in Germany and Luxembourg during the breeding season 20122017, generated with the best data base in the world, ornitho.de (ignore the colours, they do not show concentration but denote “proof of breeding”, “likely breeding” etc.).

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Gantheaume Point shorebirds

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I will also give you the link here for 2017 in case you are reading this next year or want to plan a trip for next year! Red Knot stand out and even a Silver Gull head on the right! Venturing out only on the outgoing tide is advisable, so you can explore at your leisure and not have the incoming tide chase you back in.

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Predicting My Next Ten Queens Birds

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White-winged Dove – An example of November being the month for rarities, the White-winged Dove I found at Fort Tilden was simply about being at the right place at the right time. This record pretty much made my December and made up for the one that spent several years in Forest Park disappearing right before I moved to Queens.

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Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

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Covering 1,261 species with data and taxonomy current up to August 2017, the field guide is an exciting achievement. Text is on the left, plates are on the right. Images on the same plate are drawn to scale, and the scale percentage is indicated on the upper right-hand corner. The two plates above are both by Dale Dyer.

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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea–A Field Guide Review

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And, there is A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia: Second Edition by Morten Strange (2012). Two-columned text is on the left and illustrations and range maps on the right. The birds illustrated on the right-hand pages are proportional in size; gender and age are illustrated when needed, as are subspecies.

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