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Birding Lake Kerkini, Greece: Three Lazy Days

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Some 320 species have been recorded here, and in springtime it is possible to observe more than 150 bird species in a week. Last but not least, there were three species of shrikes, Red-backed , Lesser Grey and at least 2 Masked Shrikes , possibly 2 more, an entire family (not all were showing so well).

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Post Apocalyptic Steampunk Birding

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Set in an abandoned oil refinery where wildlife is slowly regaining control save for the desperate attempts of golfers to retain all eighteen holes, industrial ghosts loom over rolling freshwater lakes bordered by fifty foot tall trees. Peregrine Falcon. For the most part, vultures occupied the sky. Gradually, the bird drifted nearer.

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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.

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Sell your House with Birds!

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House prices which were already starting at high have now progressed past stupidly high and eye-wateringly high and are now at the point where I’m contemplating abandoning civilisation and living in a cave in Siberia. Even very rare species like Saddlebacks, Stichbirds and Whiteheads can be found in some gardens.

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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. Snowcap = Glass of Burgundy X Nonpareil candy.

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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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And So It Begins

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In most years, that wouldn’t be all that special — the lake is normally where I can see the most species in a single day, so I usually go there first. These photos exaggerate the size difference between the two species, which is actually so minimal as to be almost useless for ID purposes.). A very distant Harrier.

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