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Black Bear

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A month or so ago I stated my intention to alter the way I blog and one thing I wanted to get back into that I did for a brief time last year was podcasting.   Black Bear.   Enter Black Bear Crestfallen, I schlepped my sorry self from my minuscule apartment, across the Village Green toward the coffee shop.

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

10,000 Birds

In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area. Back to the Future – the Case for Protection. Finally – the Seabirds.

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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I’ll leave today’s blog in her capable hands. In addition to killing birds of prey, brodifacoum has also killed coyotes, grey foxes, red foxes, kit foxes, mountain lions, bobcats, black bears, Pacific fishers, and other animals, including domestic dogs and cats. Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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The Ultimate Reward

10,000 Birds

Birding that starts with the largest eagle of the continent certainly bears promises… The next stop is the town park in Opovo, north of Belgrade, where local bird expert Ceda Vuckovic reported one, locally rare, Short-eared Owl. And the citizens of Kikinda are justly proud of it. Long-eared Owls are irresistibly cute.

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I Remember Elephants

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Late last month, while searching for bears , woodpeckers and spirits of Greece, I deliberately avoided checking any news, especially from my home country. But the shocking voice that made the difference and prevented the full protection of elephants was even less expected than the WWF’s stance – the EU vote. And it gave me a hope.

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Raven vs. Osprey and Other Raptor Battles

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You have used up all your New York blogging material. My attention was drawn upward by the elegant flying-knife form of an Osprey bearing a large fish. Harassed by the Ravens, it landed on a snag halfway up the cliff and hunched over its prize protectively. This is something to bear in mind when reading fables.

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Domestic or Ganky Geese

10,000 Birds

Even the ones that bear the same plumage as their progenitors, however, can usually be distinguished by their larger bulk. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird , Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network. The proposal from U.S.

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