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Not enough Woodpeckers

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There is a Chinese proverb stating “Laws control a lesser person, right conduct controls a greater one.” T he European Green Woodpecker (Visselhoevede, Germany) is closely related to the Grey-headed Woodpecker, but less demanding in terms of its habitat ( source ). Kind of like a diesel version.

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“How about Pineapple Gose-beak?” – Uinta Brewing Company: Flamingose

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These unwanted orphans of German brewing were mainly left to fend for themselves in the oncoming dissolution of regional specialties as the nation unified its government – and its brewing laws. It became extinct on two occasions, immediately after the Second World War, and again in the final days of Communist power in East Germany.

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Old World waterfowl… and other waterfowl in the Old World

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As I mentioned last week, my wife, son, and daughter-in-law spent much of the month of October in Europe. Visiting the continent after the end of most of the autumn migration meant that the number of bird species I could see in northern France, Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria was much reduced.

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Our Best Birds of 2020

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A Sage Thrasher – a vagrant from western North America and only one of a handful of New York State records – was found on the other side of the Hudson River over in Columbia County in early November. There is no “masked” anything here in Germany. ” And the corvids all miss the mark by a single letter.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

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But once you passed ‘the Pale,” you were outside the authority and safety of English law, and subject to all the savageries of rural Ireland. This research was actually done only about 10 km away from a place I once lived for a couple of years, in Radolfszell, Germany. If you want to signal to your environment that you a.

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The Black Album: Black Birders, Blackpoll Warblers, Black-tailed Godwits, Black Flamingos, and more

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After a long hiatus that included a new cat, a new apartment, and enough time with the in-laws to last me quite awhile, here’s a rundown of April’s bird news: Funny, sad, and thought-provoking … an African-American ornithologist’s video tips for birding while black. I just flew nonstop from Canada to South America and boy, are my arms tired.”

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