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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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In the most of Europe, Brown Bear is a mythical creature that lives only in mediaeval tapestries and folk tales. In the European Union there are only 10,000 mature bears (source: IUCN). inhabitants per km², mainly livestock farmers. Adult male bears in Greece usually weight about 150 kg and up to 200 kg, he explains further.

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Black-bellied Whistling Ducks in La Paz, Mexico

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Most long time birders, at some point in their birding career, spent time at a wastewater treatment plant. Bear in mind, these areas do not smell like a rose garden, especially on a 100 degree Mexican summer day. Each of them holds a very nice group of birds year round, and an increased number during the winter migration.

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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Motomco’s Material Safety Data Sheet for “Hawk” warns that the product “is extremely toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife” and that “dogs and predatory and scavenging mammals and birds might be poisoned if they feed upon animals that have eaten this bait.”

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Trinity Brewing: Le Capitaine Golden Saison Regal

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I don’t know of any other association with birds beyond the label, so I’m inclined just to move on to the tasting notes because there’s a lot to cover in this one. Even the brewery’s spent grains, once shoveled out of the mash tun, are hauled off to a local farm as livestock feed. Good birding and happy drinking! __.

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