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Arizona, or Central Mexico?

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You fly to Phoenix, or Tucson, rent a car (or ride a bike cross-country, if you are Noah Strycker), drive to the tiny towns of Patagonia and Sierra Vista, and voila! So the only Patagonia I would choose to visit in the future, is the Patagonia to be found at the southern end of South America.

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Cholla Birds

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Please note that this one is endorsed by the Profane Society of America. On this occasion the biggest draw was the Curve-billed Thrasher that was nestbuilding in a cactus beside the path at the Lost Dutchman State Park , just outside Phoenix. Birding Arizona Cactus Wren Sonoran Desert'

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Superheroes and the Birds

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Today they are superspies working for Captain America when they aren’t doing normal super-heroics. 5: Falcon Sam Wilson, aka the Falcon, holds an important part in comics history as the first African-America superhero in mainstream comics. No matter, Hawkman and Hawkgirl are badass and birdy and so they belong on this list.

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Birding Flagstaff: A Green Detour

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Truly, a must see species in North America. The woodpeckers and scenery alone make it well worth the trip up north from Phoenix. The birds never called while I watched, unlike the noisy Acorn Woodpeckers nearby — an unusually quiet woodpecker species. A poor photo of a great bird, American Three-toed Woodpecker!

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Quintas das Arcas: Bicudo Vinho Verde (2017)

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I haven’t yet been birding in Europe but whenever I occasionally skim a field guide about the birds on the other side of the Atlantic, I’m always encouraged to find that I’m already familiar with many species found over there, even though most of my birding experience has been limited to eastern North America.

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Collective Arts Brewing: Jam Up Passion Fruit & Peach

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It’s a brew with unapologetically loud flavors and a bold, lurid can to match featuring Connecticut artist Edgar Allan Slothman’s lively, Day-Glo interpretation of John James Audubon’s portrait of a caracara pair from The Birds of America. Slothman’s take on Audubon’s caracaras comes from his quirky Audubon 2.0