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Where could you go birding in Australia in 2023?

10,000 Birds

The reason for this particular camera is that I need a camera that takes AA batteries for when we are away from power for weeks on end and is not too large for travelling. There are Japanese made Eneloop Pro AA batteries that will last for over 1000 photos quite easily nowadays, so this is my ideal camera. Gang-gang Cockatoo.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

10,000 Birds

Not a cover species The Black Kite is not actually black, but of course, misleading bird names are not exactly rare. Of course, he is talking about an American species, the Evening Grosbeak, but I assume the etymology is the same. ’ “ This has absolutely nothing to do with the Pale Thrush , of course.

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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

Of course, many people still know exactly what they did when this happened. Apparently, when breeding, the two parents divide incubation duties, with one bird taking over the daytime duties and another one the nighttime. At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact. Back to birds.

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Happy Global Big Day from Costa Rica!

10,000 Birds

If you live in the northern hemisphere, of course there isn’t! How can we say that magic is a farce when the May blossoms are backdropping bright, breeding plumaged Canadas , Magnolias , Chestnut-sideds , chocolate Bay-breasteds , and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks ? This Yellow Warbler was looking fresh before it left Costa Rica.

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The Little Big Year 2018: Best Birds of the Year!

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The birds are now breeding in the area, but are quite happy to keep coming to the daily feeding station in groups of over 100 birds. Of course, the one bird pre-destined to be a favorite, would be the last new bird of the year. So there you have it, my favorite birds of the year.

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Animal Advocates' Successes Have Factory Farmers Running Scared

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Consider some of the victories: On November 5th, 2002, more than two and a half million Floridians voted "Yes" on Amendment 10 to amend the state constitution and prohibit the use of gestation crates , narrow metal cages where breeding pigs are kept for most of their lives. The full text of the amendment is available here.

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