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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve. So close to the pole only a handful of bird species can survive, and even so, death toll is very high, hence their populations must be huge (millions). Photos (3) © Oceanwide Expeditions.

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

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It’s my fantasy and it’s yours: Quit the job, say good-bye to the family, and bird. British birder Chris Gooddie, my new birding hero, not only dreamed the fantasy, he lived it. That’s Pitta, people, not Antpitta, which is what I foolishly first envisioned, having never birded beyond the Americas.)

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

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After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Nevertheless, if you have not spent much time birding in the area, it is difficult not to find lifers. Trump’s presidential campaign was his promise to build a “great wall” along the border with Mexico. Indeed, The U.S.

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Guinness Brewery: Guinness Draught

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Anyone who has set foot in an Irish pub at any point in the last several decades has undoubtedly seen these vintage ads featuring a colorful and clownish menagerie of bears, sea lions, turtles, kangaroos, crocodiles, lions, and many birds – including the famous Guinness toucans. Good birding and happy drinking!

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De arte venandi cum avibus: San Martino Siir (2015) – Aglianico del Vulture DOC

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Falconry Month at Birds and Booze: I’ve decided to dedicate this month of March 2019 to wines and beers related to the history of falconry – or hawking – for no other reason than that I’ve recently acquired several bottles adorned with mostly medieval European iconography relating to this “sport of kings”.

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