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Bald Eagle Catching and Eating a Blue-winged Teal

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Back in January, when I was enjoying my attendance at the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival down in Florida, I had an enchanting encounter with our national bird , the Bald Eagle. Such was the case with the Bald Eagle that I spotted. Here the eagle hovers over the marsh, staring intently at something.

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The German Eagles

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Regardless of what may have been my motivation, all eagles are exceptionally amazing birds that will scarcely ever fail to impress lucky birders. So here they are, the German eagles… Osprey. So here they are, the German eagles… Osprey. White-tailed Eagle. Go Eagles!! Short-toed Snake Eagle.

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Black-breasted Buzzards and their wing panels

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In October 2015 I shared some photos with you of a Black-breasted Buzzard drinking and bathing on a hot day. The tail is much shorter and not wedged like the Wedge-tailed Eagle. One of the distinguishing features of Black-breasted Buzzards are the pale wing panels in flight.

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A Year of Birding in Costa Rica- Highlights and a Few Birds Missed

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No, there weren’t any sightings of ultra mega Crested Eagle or missing Solitary Eagle , or king Harpy Eagle on my part but I did connect with most of the rest. It took a while to update it but I’m glad I did; since 2015, some places have closed and lot more places have opened.

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600 Bird Species in Costa Rica by August, 2015. Which Birds Are Missing?

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That’s where I saw mine for 2015 but there are still plenty of other species lacking from the year list. With regular birding in the right places, the most likely additions will be White-tailed Hawk, Pearl Kite, Mississippi Kite, Bicolored Hawk, and Black Hawk-Eagle (should have had that one already!). Streaked Xenops.

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Finding birds in Deliblato Sands, part 3/3: along the eastern edge of the reserve

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Protected in 2015 as a part of the Karas-Nera Reserve, it consists of grassland on rolling sand dunes along the eastern bank of the DTD Canal. Birds of prey include European Honey-buzzard , Long-legged Buzzard , Short-toed Eagle , Booted Eagle , Montagu’s Harrier , etc. During migration, European Roller was observed here.

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My Best and Worst Birds from Costa Rica in 2015

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Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle : I rarely see this rare raptor. This year, I watched at least three along with 45 other species of hawks, kites, hawk-eagles, falcons, and other diurnal raptors. One of those Black-and-white Hawk-Eagles. Despite the misses, with a 2015 year list of 652, I won’t complain!