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Marchesi Biscardo – Corvina della Provincia di Verona (2017)

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Even the United States Forest Service got in on the act with this image that was apparently created as educational material for children (though I don’t envision any crows or ravens supplanting Smokey Bear in the marketing department for that agency). Marchesi Biscardo – Corvina della Provincia di Verona (2017).

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan

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The main attraction for birders here are the hornbills – I have written about them before , so this post will be more on the other birds I saw there in 2017. Instead, the entry asks us to “Please bear with us while this update takes place” A few months ago, I wrote an email to my bank asking them a specific question.

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

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I didn’t know the set up required for a black bear, or how high a Florida panther can actually jump. Your last post for 10,000 birds was in 2017. But I only rehabbed birds, so I had to do research and call my mammal rehabber friends. Are you still rehabbing birds? Not actively – unfortunately!

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Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds: An Identification Guide?A Book Review

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He discusses the process in his BirdCallsRadio interview , commenting on how he brought his extensive knowledge of birds, their behavior and anatomy, to bear on understanding how to position the images. Attached to the project since its beginnings, Allen has painted these birds using specimens, photographs, and videos as his source material.

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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

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Kölsch bears a superficial resemblance to Pilsner, with which it was originally brewed to compete, but it’s softer, rounder, and more gently hopped, and thanks to its warm fermentation, it often offers subtly fruity, even wine-like notes entirely unheard of in lagers. With enough room for another, of course.

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Hotspur’s Revenge: A Review of Three Books

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Lawrence, is the “Strangest Island in the World,” where, in a biotic reversal, introduced deer (who ate berries) chased away the bears, and where introduced frogs made the island, weirdly, a watery northern wilderness without many bugs. Anticosti, in the Gulf of St. And, yes, he discusses the pestilent starling, as well.).

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ÆppelTreow Winery & Distillery: Barn Swallow Draft Cider

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You’ll have to bear with another short and sweet review this week at Birds and Booze. Not only is spring migration picking up even more than last week, but I’ve also been busy planning my first trip to the southern hemisphere: in another week, I’ll be on a flight to Peru.