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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

The Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America was my first field guide, part of an ‘introduction to birding’ workshop taught by the incomparable Starr Saphir. A Little Bit of Field Guide History.

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Birding By Impression: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Experienced birders can identify birds using GISS; all birders can identify birds if they adopt the BBI approach. So say Kevin T. Both are birders first and foremost, both are known in the New Jersey birding community as mentors, and it shows.

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Rescue for the rescuer.

4 The Love Of Animals

Understanding the animal’s history, wants & perspectives is a powerful tool toward a successful adoption & transition to the animal’s permanent home. Cherie’s skill, along with 20 years of being an animal Samaritan, has offered her a deeper understanding of the world through the eyes of animals.

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Birding Sarajevo or the sentimental journey home

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The series of birding workshops and meetings continued across the map, through Ulcinj, Montenegro, then Samobor, Croatia and Stip (described here ), North Macedonia, leading to Brussels, the unofficial capital of EU. Hence, I had to adopt a new one. He couldn’t understand. Neither can I. And I become a Birder.

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