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Paddling Piney Z Lake

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Four months ago, I would have taken to the crowded pathway at Lafayette Heritage Trail Park like a horse to pasture, reveling in the outdoor exercise and rare time away from my new baby. But it wasn’t four months ago, it was mid-June, 2020, mid-COVID-19 pandemic.

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Pycnonotidae: A Critical Review

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In fact, bulbuls are the work horses of the bird world in many parts of Asia and Africa. While this species is very common in Japan, a few showed up on the Shanghai coast in the winter of 2019/2020. ” Sounds a bit like a Grey-eyed Bulbul once took away the girlfriend of an eBird reviewer, doesn`t it? “Dissonant, moi?”

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Where I Went Birding that Third Weekend of September 2020

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While not my quite my first sighting of an Olive-sided Flycatcher for 2020, this difficult species is always a welcome find as it makes it way through Mexico to reach Central and South America. The post Where I Went Birding that Third Weekend of September 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Brown-backed Solitaire.

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A Lake Reborn… sort of

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And yet, less than halfway through our 2020-2021 winter dry season, Lake Cuitzeo had essentially dried up. They’re riding horses on my lake. Each of the dark marks in this photo from August, 2018 was a duck. There were lots of gulls and terns in November of the same year, as well. I suspect these waters are shallower.

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Ring in the new year with the Australian Firefighters Calendar!

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What better way to ring in 2020 than with one of six unique calendars featuring Australia’s hottest firefighters with rescue cats, dogs, horses, and native animals! It’s hard to believe the new year is already right around the corner. A … Continue reading →

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Fish Creek to Buffalo

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There had been quite a few Cattle Egrets in the area until recently and so it was good to see them for the first time in 2020. The trail can be walked, cycled or ridden by horse and I rarely encounter more than a handful of people over several hours. Two Cattle Egrets with four cows!

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