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7 Resolutions for Birding Costa Rica in 2021

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2020, one of the more memorable and infamous tear years of our lives, is finally done. Time is relative but the first day of the first month of a brand new year also acts as a good moment for making birding resolutions. Since I was fortunate to see lots of birds in 2020, I can’t go wrong with seeing more in 2021.

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Tenet Wines: The Pundit Syrah (2016)

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With things being what they are in 2020, there’s been no shortage of pundits on cable news and social media, there to proffer opinions on politics, the pandemic, and other pressing topics of our age on the 24-hour news cycle. The Pundit is a 2016 Syrah from Tenet Wines , a collaborative brand between Ste.

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

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When you review the system, it makes perfect sense: falcons are placed with hawks, nightjars are next to owls, and grebes are close to ducks, rather than separated from them by quail and grouse. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; April 2020. It also makes me, personally, approach the guide with some skepticism. Flexibound; 6 x 1.2