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A Morning of Birding in Costa Rica, July, 2020

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As the tide of climate disaster keeps rising, protests continue, and economies fall into recession, we move through time and space in a limbo of anxiety and uncertainty. The post A Morning of Birding in Costa Rica, July, 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. These are times of unfamiliar circumstances and in more ways than one.

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Beljarica Backwaters are finally protected!!

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Worried for the future of the backwaters, a local NGO League for Ornithological Action launched the Save the “Belgrade Amazon” campaign, with a video clip, an online petition, lectures, public protests, media appearances, an award winning 40 minutes documentary (by VICE), etc.

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Beljarica Backwaters: Some good news announced (but not yet official)

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Last March (2020), only a few days before the famous virus has reached Serbia, the Ministry of Construction and Traffic stated: “No, we gave up on the Beljarica locality, the harbour will be built somewhere farther upstream.”

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

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More dramatically memorable is Dunn’s experience in Bolivia, where he hoped to travel to Chalalan Lodge, an eco-lodge run by the local indigenous population, but ends up facing the 2019 election protests with blockades and a threat of violence at every road leaving the city. Lovette (2020). Billerman, and I.J. Billerman, B.