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Mammals of South Asia (Lynx Edicions)

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Despite depicting 540 species/56 families, it is a lightweight book of 173 pages, easy to pack and carry. kg ISBN 978-84-16728-27-5 Published in June 2020 Published by Lynx Edicions – Lynx Illustrated Checklists Collection. It also covers Andaman, Nicobar and Laccadive islands. monkeys, deer, gazelles, etc.). cm Weight 0.4

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What It’s Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book

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copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley. So, curious about which birds nest in two places, I quickly found out that it’s Phainopepla, a western bird, a relief because I was concerned that it might have implications for my data collection for the NYS Breeding Bird Atlas.

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Zone of Happiness Birding

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My Facebook page, imaginatively titled, ‘Birds and Birding Sunshine Coast 2021’ challenges all participants to a Big Year challenge; to see how many different species that can be collected via photographic image within the greater Sunshine Coast area, aka the Zone of Happiness. I live within this Zone of Happiness. Ken Cross]. Ken Cross].

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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If you had your choice of one bird family to pursue, to seek out and observe and photograph and kvell over, which one would you choose? A passion for one bird family is also very useful. Like all talented travel writers, Dunn is adept at drawing us into his experiences.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

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Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

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In Better Living Through Birding , Chris tells us stories of his life, a very unique life, but he also crafts his experiences so we can relate to them as birders and as people. Because being a birder means you experience life through that framework. And, as he did a decade ago, the joys and benefits of birding.

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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It also summarizes the vagrancy status of every bird family in the whole wide world, which makes it fun to read as well as superbly educational. The Family Accounts are the fun part of the book. The Family Accounts are also a deeply informational, documented source of information for researchers.

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