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Horus Aged Ales: Osprey’s Fresh Catch

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But “fish hawks” were impossible to ignore on Long Island, conspicuously perched atop their roadside nesting platforms high above the coastal saltmarshes and brackish cattail stands of Suffolk County, and – most importantly – easily spotted from the car.

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Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth – A Film Review

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The film is produced by the Cornell Lab or Ornithology, but it is clear from the start that its driving force is Neil Rettig, a well-respected award-winning nature cinematographer who keeps a Harpy Eagle in his Wisconsin barn and who first filmed the Philippine Eagle over 36 years ago. 1980’s Filmstrip, photo by Eric Liner.

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a list of NWRs that have been created or expanded with Duck Stamp funds. In fiscal year 2017 , funds available to the MBCF totaled about $87 million. Horicon NWR (Wisconsin): 98.7%. How important are 10,000 or 100,000 or even 1,000,000 acres and where are those acres anyhow?

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