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A kestrel in the rain

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Martin spent his working life in primary education, was formerly a trustee of Kent Wildlife Trust, and as a keen wildlife photographer, completed a Masters’s degree in photography in 2015. He lives in Southeast England, writes articles about wildlife for local journals, exhibits his photos, and gives talks.

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Birding Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo

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Interestingly, the first description of a nest of Whitehead’s Spiderhunter was only published in 2015. eBird gives the Indigo Flycatcher a very positive review, calling it a “beautiful little gem of a flycatcher” Apparently, Indigo Flycatchers mainly hunt in groups, as described here. Must have been a camera fault.

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Proposed Changes to the Duck Stamp Not Well Received

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In 2015 a Federal Duck Stamp Task Force was convened under the auspices of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) consisting of seventeen individuals. ” The Task Group issued its final report on September 15, 2015. ” The Task Group issued its final report on September 15, 2015.

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Birding Singapore

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The only bird-related activity I can think of is looking at bird photos I took in Singapore in 2015, and adding some irrelevant comments to them. Lesser Whistling Ducks are “not threatened by hunting as they are not considered good to eat” ( Wikipedia ). Presumably, birds living in Singapore do not understand German.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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The closer one raises her head, than lies back. Telia watches him in half-amusement, then raises and gives a low, bull-like roar, provoking the lapwings to an excited screech, makes a few steps and lies down. Telia yawns, raises and sprays her urine on a dead tree stump, marking her territory. The other two are motionless.

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Germany’s Great Bustards and how to see them

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This species, one of the heaviest birds able to fly, was once common through most of southern and central Europe and all the way to Mongolia, but was driven to extinction by hunting and changes in agricultural practises in most of its European range during the 19th and early 20th century.

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