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The Pleasures of Collective Nouns and Murder — a Review

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The others (in order of publication and story-line, A Siege of Bitterns , A Pitying of Doves , and A Cast of Falcons ) are all now available here in new editions, according to the publisher. The latest, A Shimmer of Hummingbirds , is the first to be widely distributed in the United States. Good one.

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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At the same time, a Peregrine Falcon flies across the valley. Like many others, this village was totally abandoned and only recently repopulated, with a current population of only 18 people. At one occasion, during the hike Tsanakis collected wild mushrooms and in a restaurant, asked the chef to prepare those for us.

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Good Hummingbirds at El Tapir

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Miss that Red-footed Falcon , Pink-footed Goose , or Brown-chested Martin and we won’t let a dance partner catch us as we sort of do a pseudo fall, but we will have “dipped” Mention that you were “pishing” to a non-birder and they might give you a dirty look.

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And So It Begins

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We had a nice collection of birds of prey for the day. But I’ll trade Red-taileds any day for a Northern Harrier , a lovely pair of Peregrine Falcons , and the surprising presence of a pair of Crested Caracaras , normally seen at much lower elevations. A wonderfully close Peregrine Falcon. A very distant Harrier.

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Hawks In Flight, Second edition: A Review of a New Version of a Birding Classic

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Second, it abandoned the standard format for field guides established by Roger Tory Peterson (who wrote the book’s Forward), succinct lists of field marks and arrows pointing them out, to engage in long paragraphs discussing how a hawk soaring above might be identified. Published in 1988, Hawks in Flight was unique for its time.

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Weavers

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It’s often considered wasteful that so many nests are abandoned and left to degenerate, but my theory of one of the reasons for this behavior is related to predation. Anaplectes – Red-headed Weaver A male Red-headed Weaver collecting shoots for building his nest. Red-headed Malimbe is the most widespread species in the genus.

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The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition: A Review of an Iconic Guide in a New Edition

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I am also writing it on the tails of an excellent review by Corey who, although he termed his post a collection of “impressions,” really did nail down the great content of The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition , by David Allen Sibley, as well as the minor items that need to be improved. (The Again, access is important.