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Emiliana Natura Rosé (2020)

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When I first spotted the label of this week’s wine in my local shop, I took one look at the songbirds on it and rightfully assumed this 2020 Emiliana Natura Rosé was from some European winery. Blue T**s on a Teasel by Scottish wildlife artist Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935). Emiliana Natura Rosé (2020).

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Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guide–A Book Review

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An impressive combination of research and artwork, combined with a pragmatic organization aimed towards quick identification, and education, Baby Bird Identification extends the frontiers of bird identification guides and is an important contribution to wildlife rehabilitation literature.

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Reflecting on a Year of Less Birding

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Birding even close to home didn’t even appeal to me, as the extra movement added to the dry heaves (pregnancy is super fun, am I right ladies?). Marks National Wildlife Refuge replenished by naturalist spirit, but remained all I could manage. So cheers to 2020, and more birding adventures! And the third trimester?

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Starting the Year in Birding at Raptor Ridge, Costa Rica

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No strangers to wildlife observation and birding, this American/Tica couple have been publishing handy pocket field guides for Costa Rica and other places since the 1990s. However, a birder can also stay right at the house and see birds all day long. Good birding in 2020! Gartered Trogon.

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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

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Cochran followed thrushes for 34 years and is now considered one of the founders of wildlife telemetry (instead of patenting his radio transmitters, he gave away his knowledge), but was a scientific outsider for much of his life. banding station, 2020. Photo taken at the Sandy Hook, N.J. NOT IN THE BOOK. Schulman, 2010.

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My Ten Best Birds of 2019

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Let’s get right into it, shall we? During my favorite birding event of the year, the annual Big Sit at Fort Tilden in Queens in October , we had hit a lull and were desperately trying to scrape up a few more species when Matthieu spotted a pelican and all was right with the Big Sit once again. Number 10 – Mountain Plover.

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Birding crème de la crème: Asia – Corbett to Taman Negara

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In early November 2020, there were 15 countries with more than 1000 species eBirded so far. And for this overview, I will chose #1 and #2: Corbett and Kaziranga national parks, both in the north/north-east, right under the southern slopes of the Himalayas. Other wildlife includes Asian Elephant , Tiger , Leopard.

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