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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

10,000 Birds

The first is that the illustrations by Dale Dyer are based, and largely seem to be the same, as the illustrations for his previous guide Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama (co-authored with Andrew Vallely, PUP, 2018). Howell turns all that on its head. © 2003 text H.

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Birds aren’t real – The Black-tailed Trogon

10,000 Birds

Black-tailed Trogon ( Trogon melanurus) Mainly a species of the Amazonian lowlands (two other disjunct populations exist from central Panama to northern Colombia and in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru) they are heard more often than seen as they tend to remain well above the ground, favoring the forest canopy to subcanopy.

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

10,000 Birds

Thailand’s Adopt a Vulture Program – YC Wee, Bird Ecology Study Group. Panama’s Vulture – Jan Axel, Jan’s Birding Blog. Lammergeier , photo by Adam Riley. Assorted Vultures. International Vulture Awareness Day – Larry Jordan, The Birders’ Report.

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Where Does Vegan Baby Sky Get Her Protein?

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Maybe even some 80% dark chocolate ( slavery-free , care of Equal Exchange--Panama's the kind we get). The younger one gets the loot as soon as that's appropriate, and/or I donate them to the local Foster and Adoptive Parents Association. Saturday morning is pancake morning. Spelt, oat bran, whole wheat, coconut flour.

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“A Little Bird Told Me” … Happy Birthday Charles Darwin

10,000 Birds

The most commonly cited example is “Darwin’s Finch,” which filled the woodpecker niche by adopting the practice of acquiring a cactus thorn, and using this to access grubs hidden beneath the bark of trees. How did they get from the Caribbean across the Isthmus of Panama, which is mountainous and very much in the way?

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