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A review of the birdcentric novel “Accidentals” (the title of which is in the plural for a reason)

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At mid-life crisis, the mother, Lili, decides to leave her husband (Gabe’s father) and return to take up farming on her family estancia in eastern Uruguay, far from the delights of Montevideo where most of her rambunctious, rollicking family resides, overseen, not always approvingly, by Gabe’s quirky abuela.

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Calling All Birders: Come To Hog Island!

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Bald Eagles ,” I said encouragingly/defensively/lamely. A half-hour boat cruise around Eastern Egg Rock gave me a glimpse of seabird paradise, then yanked it away. From June 1 to September 26, Hog Island offers week-long residential birding and nature programs for adults, teens, and families. said Bau-Hien. There’s one!”.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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Using the icons to locate specific bird families takes a little getting used to, but if you do it often it works well as a finding tool. The topics range from basic concepts like “Molt” to essays on specific species and bird families: “Plunge-Diving Behavior in Seabirds” to “Corvid Intelligence.”

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How To Help A Baby Bird

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Young raptors like the above Bald Eagle chick are a different matter. If you find a young hawk or eagle out of the nest and it is covered in down and is unable to stand on its huge feet, it needs to get back in the nest. Try to get it too another family group or contact a wildlife rehabber.

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Collaborative list – June 2019

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

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Late March Birding in Queens

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Regardless of the temperatures I got out and about both mornings on my own and in the afternoons with the family. Not the best shot but this Bald Eagle was distantly digiscoped as it circled over Willow Lake. The Snow Geese at Big Egg Marsh were fun to photograph as they landed on the field on Saturday.

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Best* Bird Books, Binoculars, Bottles** of Booze, and Backpacks of the Bygone Year

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ospreys are mostly right-“handed,” and carry their food, while flying, in one foot only, to fight off kleptoparasites like bald eagles with the other), and of detail, as well, of the process involved in taking that particular photograph. Each image is accompanied by a page of prose detail on the bird (e.g.,

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