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Into an Uncertain Future

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The crucial factor limiting the maximum baggage is the transport of the entire German population to their new home in the central Saharan desert regions of southern Algeria, Mali and Niger by camel. The months of January and February 2013 were particularly dark and gloomy. March 2013 was the coldest March in more than 100 years.

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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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Belgrade City Environmental Secretariat accepted the initiative and the Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia produced the study and the proposal for the protection of 1860 ha / 4600 ac of the Danube backwaters in 2013. Zorana Mihajlovic, Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, pr@ms.gov.rs.

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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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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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It’s about packaging, marketing, distribution, transportation, and lobbying. Dun’s innovations included advertising in gardening magazines, growing mailing lists, and seasonal catalogs. These brief stories remind us that the bird feeding industry is made up of more than shelves of feeders and seed.

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In search of Rock Warblers

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Their range is generally within 240 kilometres/150 miles of Sydney and you can access the areas quite easily by public transport. We started the day by hiking the trails in Centennial Glen including Walls Ledge, Porters Pass and Fort Rock , which all offered suitable habitat and where we had encountered a Rock Warbler in May 2013.

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Birding around Karratha

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Our first delay was one of the many iron ore trains that transport the ore to the coast from inland. Although our birding was very limited during our short visit we were able to add 21 new species to our 2013 year list and we did see 72 bird species. Waiting for a long train!

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