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The 20 best birds of Belgrade and where to find them

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commented further: “With a little work some species can be seen quite easily such as the divers, scaup, scoter, Goosander , Garganey and Long-eared Owl. Several pairs have chosen the Albania Palace, a high-rise at Terazije St. Eurasian Scops Owl is a bird of open forests and scattered trees, parks, orchards, abandoned houses, etc.

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Birds and People: A Book Review

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As I explained to my nephews when they were younger, “The Burrowing Owls don’t think we’re their friends. People on one side of the rope, owls on the other.” Substitute Snowy Owl here if you’d like the modern version). We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds.

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