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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

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Third, observing and photographing breeding birds and their young have become acts of ethical confusion as birders, photographers, and organizational representatives debate the impact of our human presence on the nesting process. Some people love books like that. Northern Flicker eggs in nest and nestlings. Winkler and Justin Hite).

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guideā€“A Book Review

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The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. The guide covers 1,433 species, the number of birds documented at the end of 2014, the cutoff point for the book. Tintaya’s woodpeckers also nicely feature tree (and cactus!)

Bolivia 168
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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. I didn’t.). And now we have the third iteration in Audubon’s guide book history: National Audubon Society Birds of North America. This is a fairly large book: 907 pages; 7.38

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Britainā€™s Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Irelandā€“A Book Review

10,000 Birds

So, how do you find the species account for Kestrel if falcons are not placed between woodpeckers and parakeet? I discovered very much by accident that questions have been raised by British birders about the accuracy of some of the bookā€™s photographs; this is the to-do at Birdfair I referred to in the beginning of the review.

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Birds and football! What a combination!

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Nevertheless, 370,000 ticket applications were received from USA, which shows a real enthusiasm if slight confusion about the event which will be contested in Brazil during June and July 2014 and will likely attract television audiences of more than 3 billion over the course of the tournament. With luck, you may encounter a Surucua Trogon.

Brazil 160
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Penguins: The Ultimate Guide ā€” A Review by a Penguin Groupie

10,000 Birds

Last month woodpeckers, this month penguins. Penguins are also bellweathers of climate change; dwellers of remote areas youā€™ve (probably) never heard of; creatures who have developed unique, innovative ways of adapting to the harsh environments where they breed and rear chicks and the water environments in which they feed and swim.

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