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The Joys of Urban Birding in SE Europe

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Driving slowly along the sandy track towards the dyke separating this area from the Danube backwaters, a largish marten-like animal runs across the track. Almost the size of a hare, it is more clumsily jumping, than running… and that tail… it is the European Otter!

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Urban birds, urban birding… is there a future?

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White-tailed Eagles normally take flight silently, yet, while checking some Common Starlings and hoping for Rosy Starlings , I heard a few noisy wing-beats, enough to turn and see a young eagle flying with a wing tag. Hidden from my view, it stood on a nearby tree and if it weren’t for those clumsy beats, I wouldn’t have noticed it.

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Saving Marine Animals that Are NOT Cute

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People want to save the dolphins and the sea otters, but what about the bluefin tuna? Tags: marine life marine animals endangered species. It's the same problem with marine life. They don't invoke the pathos of the tragic salmon or the merriment of a playful porpoise. So what happens to them?

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

10,000 Birds

A range of animals come to satisfy their need for salt or the soothing effects of the clay along the river banks of the region. Please go to [link] Tags: macaws , parrots , peru , tambopata • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world.

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