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Owling in Trinidad & Tobago

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Today, Barn Owls can be found across both islands, hunting open fields at twilight or comfortably resting in abandoned relics of the sugar cane industry. Years later, a small group of us ventured into some forest adjoining abandoned cocoa estates in central Trinidad searching for a view of this bird. Striped Owl. Perhaps heard?

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What makes a good bird guide – your saying

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I found those comments insightful and inspiring, valuable experiences and opinions worthy of sharing to a wider audience than the FB groups where they were initially posted. Eric DeFonso: “I think a ‘good guide’, in the most generic sense, is one who provides for a gratifying nature experience for his or her clients. A teacher.”.

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

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Over time, as the crow has a second then a third opportunity to extract food from the box, the bird becomes less concerned, as experience has taught it that the mysterious menacing stick isn’t really a threat. The next graph shows the average number of times per trial that the crow decided to abandon an effort to get at the food.

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“New York’s Kindest” includes Rock & Rawhide!

4 The Love Of Animals

“Working with Animal Care and Control has been a fantastic experience for us. As the only organization in New York City whose doors are open to any animal in need, AC&C rescues thousands of New York’s homeless, neglected, abused and abandoned animals each year. Visit AC&C’s website at www.nycacc.org for more information.

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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When writing posts like this one, I am always looking for bits and interesting information. In conclusion, an experience that will put me off buying anything from that company ever. If you are looking for a use of a cardboard box, one of the more interesting ideas is to use it to house an abandoned juvenile Striated Heron.

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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. The writing style is both informative and absorbing.

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Birdwatching Laguna de los Pozuelos – Trip Report

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This was a great experience and took our minds away form the frustration of finding and entrance to the lake. It did not seemed like an abandoned place but there was no-one. We checked our map and decided to head north again in the hope that we could find an entrance that would get us close to the lake. src=”[link].

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