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Lakshmi’s Owl

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It is a moveable, 5-day feast, normally held between the middle of October and the middle of November (starting November 3rd in 2013). Lakshmi rides an owl as her Vahana (a spirititual being or animal that transports a God) and the Spotted Owlet has been chosen to represent the family.

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The Smell of Napalm in the Morning

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Photo: This area holds 3 to 4 breeding pairs of White-tailed Eagles , which represents the biggest density per square mile anywhere in the country. Wigeons are only migrants and not a breeding species in Serbia and August is a bit too early for any longer distance duck movements. Photographed by Szekeres Levente. and one ad.).

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Finding an Asian Openbill in Singapore-second ever record!

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Arriving in Singapore we soon collected our bags and got ourselves a NETS card for travel on public transport and to also use in supermarkets. The train system is fast and efficient and was our primary mode of transport. Looking online we discovered there was one previous record for Singapore in January 2013.

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Birding Wawushan, Sichuan

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A paper on breeding of the species was actually researched right here at Wawushan. By 2013, this ratio had increased to 7.2 ( source ). Indeed, positive assortative mating, based on culmen length, tarsus length, and body mass, was found across breeding pairs. Unfortunately, their overall nesting success was only 18%.

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