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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

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Among travel guides, due to its coverage of nature and birding, recommendation goes to Serbia: The Bradt Travel Guide (6th edition, 2020). These are overgrown in steppe grasses and local sheep herders are subsidised by the authorities to bring their animals here to keep the grass short, prevent succession by bushes and manage the habitat.

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Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition–A Book Review

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He’s the author of The New Neotropical Companion (2017, originally published in 1997), a must-read for any birder preparing to travel to Central and South America, the Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior (2020), and a long list of other books and articles. Some finches, like Mangrove Finch, have become elusive.

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Unflappable by Suzie Gilbert–An Author Interview

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But one in particular did not even involve contact with an animal. I walked into an enormous dining area filled with rehabbers, and they were all eating lasagna and talking about the kind of animal medical issues that would send most people running from the room. Perch Press (March 24, 2020). There are so many! ISBN: 0578612003.

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What are the Costs of Changing Bird Names?

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The preamble of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature is similar: “The objects of the Code are to promote stability and universality in the scientific names of animals and to ensure that the name of each taxon is unique and distinct.” But in 2020, perhaps the app example is more relevant than the book or museum examples.

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“One for the crow”: Dancing Crow Vineyards Zinfandel (2017)

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.” There are many variations on this traditional farmer’s adage about sowing, which instructs the planter to scatter four seeds for every plant one hopes to harvest, so as to account for inevitable losses to birds and other hungry animals scouring the fields.

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Bernd Heinrich’s new book “White Feathers” — a review

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He does, though, offer a hunch – that the resident pair are “protecting sky space.”). 27 / February 18, 2020 / ISBN 978132860441-5 (hardcover) / ISBN 9781328603517 (ebook). Heinrich is fond of, and indiscriminate in, the use of the word “cuckold” and its inflected forms to mean.

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