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Beljarica Backwaters: Some good news announced (but not yet official)

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Serbia has a right-centre Government that for years avoided protecting any of the already proposed areas, heavily pushing the development at whatever cost and miserably failing the environment. And in June 2021, the Mayor of Belgrade announced that Beljarica Backwaters will finally become officially protected in July.

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Guide to birding the Forgotten Road in the Djerdap National Park, Serbia

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And in order to evaluate its potential, my agenda was to spend whole two days in the park and to produce the best possible evaluation based on that visit. You can park by the side and check the Boljetinska River Canyon at your right, a true geological history book. Somrda Peak (810 m a.s.l.)

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Birding or Birdwatching? A Backyard Realization

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Nothing was on my agenda for that afternoon. Eastern Bluebirds called from the branches above my head, while Ruby-crowned Kinglets buzzed in the holly bush a few yards to my right.

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How Close Is “Too Close” To An Owl?

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Here’s another thing to watch for: When I was at Estero Llano Grande in the Rio Grande Valley in early April, there was an Eastern Screech-Owl perched at the opening of an owl box right along one of the trails. Here’s the view of the owl: Note the eye on the right, a tiny slit is open and you can see the pupil.

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Operation Nix-the-Petting-Zoo, Part Deux

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Coincidentally, last night was a board meeting for our homeowner's association, and though I wasn't on the agenda there's always time for homeowner comments about, say, the petting zoo and pony rides that are scheduled for the spring "BBQ" ( here 's part one of this story). If my goal was to nix any part of the event, no chance did I succeed.

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What Happened in Costa Rica on Global Big Day, 2017

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Next on the agenda was the drive up and over the mountains with time to check for Bare-shanked Screech-Owl and Dusky Nightjar. Since it had been calling almost nightly for two months, I had hoped it would still come out and play on Global Big Day but knew that it could also stop calling at any time.

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The Wildlife Conservation Stamp: An Additional Income Stream for Our National Wildlife Refuges

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Hunters and groups like the NRA consistently leverage the power of Duck Stamp funding to promote hunter-friendly agendas (such as expansion of hunting rights on refuges) sometimes overriding the voices of non-hunters whose wildlife considerations are often different yet equally valid.

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