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Casa Santos Lima: Valcatrina – Vinho Regional Alentejano (2015)

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Beyond that is the entire expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, stretching some six-hundred leagues west to Newfoundland — and even further to the mainland shores of North America. Not far from its capital Lisbon lies Cabo de Roca, the westernmost point in mainland Europe.

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What is a Phoebe?

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Anyone who has gone bird watching in North America, however, knows another kind of phoebe, a bold little genus that turns up with remarkable frequency from the arctic circle to the equator. This phoebe of phoebes is considered a loner as far as its own kind is concerned, but doesn’t appear to mind human presence.

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I and the Bird: What is a Wren?

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Sure, they may lack the audacious colors of jays or the imposing attitudes of raptors, but it is wrens, with jaunty tails and brazen attitudes and ringing, rambling voices, that re on anyone’s short list of favorite garden birds for almost as long as humans have paid attention to birds.

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