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Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of June 2019?

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I still have some warblers to add to my year list, so I’ll be hunting down some birds on their breeding grounds this weekend. The post Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of June 2019? Get out there and shake the bushes–metaphorically, of course–to see what unexpected delights June may yet offer.

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The return of the Old Man

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Sadly, they no longer breed in Algeria, while in Turkey no free-flying birds remain. (In Intriguingly, there are far more Bald Ibises in captivity than there are in the wild, for this is a bird that breeds readily in confinement. Bald Ibises are curious birds, for they are happy breeding in close proximity to man.

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Z. Alexander Brown: Uncaged – Cabernet Sauvignon (2017)

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Just yesterday I learned that the Barn Owl ( Tyto alba ) is the only breeding bird found in New York that has been documented nesting in every month of the year. This bit of trivia was given in an article in my local bird club’s monthly newsletter about the ongoing breeding bird atlas in New York State. The post Z.

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The Final Days of the Danube backwaters in Belgrade: Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is coming to Serbia

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When I reached the levee earlier that morning, I met an elderly hunter from whom I learned that there was an ongoing duck and pheasant hunt, but no one was shooting from, nor towards the embankment, hence I should be safe there. These handsome finches breed in the far north of Europe and come here for the winter only.

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The 20 best birds of Belgrade and where to find them

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Cranes breed in very small numbers in UK but are always impressive en masse. And also Golden Oriole because of its good looks, even though the UK has one tiny breeding site.”. At the time of writing (March 2019), so far there are 248 eBirded species in the wider area officially representing Belgrade.

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Quinta do Casal Branco: Lobo e Falcão Reserva (2016)

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I’ve decided to dedicate this month of March 2019 to wines and beers related to the history of falconry – or hawking – for no other reason than that I’ve recently acquired several bottles adorned with mostly medieval European iconography relating to this “sport of kings”. es de altaner ía. ( The pursuit of love. is like falconry.).

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The Narrow-lined Puffer

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My recent trip was fantastic, and really re-kindled my love of diving, so much so that I’ve started planning and saving for a diving (and birding) trip to Costa Rica in 2019. Note the beaked mouth, used for hunting invetebrates. I can’t explain it, maybe some kind of breeding aggregation? Very very close!