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The return of the Old Man

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Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills goes on to give greater detail of the former nesting sites in Europe: it could once be found “in southern Germany and Austria, in the valleys of the upper Rhine and Danube Rivers, and in the Alps of Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and perhaps in Hungary and Greece”.

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Swarovski Skills Camp, or men and their toys

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Yesterday evening I got home from the second Swarovski Skills Camp at Lake Neusiedl in the east of Austria. I am still tired from the long drive, but it was great to play with the very best toys for birders, to be able to share experiences and to ask the factory staff all sorts of silly questions. impressive for Central Europe.

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Swarovski BTX – A new era in birdwatching

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And then at the 2017 launch in Austria there were to be heard Ooooh’s! It is my opinion from personal experience that there is really no point in buying the BTX without the extender. A couple of months before its actual release, Swarovski announced something big coming our way. Nobody was prepared for what that something was.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of February 2017)

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Corey had five life birds this on Saturday in Austria and Lichtenstein but easily the best was a very cooperative Wallcreeper which was working the walls of an Austrian castle. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Tests Involving the Burial of LIVE PIGS Are Halted

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An experiment in which anesthetized pigs were buried alive in snow to learn how humans live or die in avalanches was halted today in Austria after animal-rights groups denounced the research as cruel and useless. The two-week experiment involving 29 pigs began Tuesday in the Western Austrian Alps. From USA Today.

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The New Swarovski BTX, an Amazing Advancement in Spotting Scopes

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A little over a month ago I was hiking up a mountain path outside of Innsbruck, Austria, with birders from around the world. This revelation brings us back to when Dale was done with his presentation on that mountainside in Austria. Some are related to my experience using the BTX and some are from the product specs.

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

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And most recently, a team of researchers from New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Austria have demonstrated that New Caledonian Crows understand UCAs. Here’s the idea. Here, the crows are initially very jittery, frequently inspecting the hole of mystery. Taylor, Alex, Miller, Rachael, & Gray, Russell (2012).

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