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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

10,000 Birds

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). Not much further, on the new tarmac that ends 6 km before the Gramos village, we find muddy bear footprints crossing the road.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

It was an exciting experience, though a remarkably chilly one, as winters in Castile and León can be very cold. A Red Fox in Georgia, not looking very red I’ve never been to Svalbard, so I haven’t ticked off polar bear, but I have seen brown bears on a number of occasions in both Romania and Bulgaria. in the evening.

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A Day in Anchorage

10,000 Birds

There were a not insignificant number of apparent Herring x Glaucous-winged hybrids too, with black tips and pale mantles. As we headed down the trail, we were stopped from taking the long route by yellow tape and a sign warning of bears. ” A mid-sized Grizzly Bear was slowly making its way along the opposite bank of the river.

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The Cure for Binocular Neck: Birding in Montana

10,000 Birds

This added to the whole birds of prey experience in Big Sky country. Ask how to ‘be bear aware,’ as they say. Ask how to ‘be bear aware,’ as they say. Insider tip: Take some serious insect repellent. They are everywhere. So when your neck recovers, look up! The mosquitoes and black flies are hungry in Montana.

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Back to Forest Park – and a Review of the Opticron Natura BGA

10,000 Birds

I was not tremendously optimistic as I returned to Forest Park for a second shot at the Northern Saw-whet Owl that our beloved host Corey had tipped me off to back at the beginning of January. I picked out a Red-tailed Hawk bearing a squirrel away to a perch to eat, and got a sharp, crisp view of the messy dismemberment despite the gloom.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

10,000 Birds

There’s a Sloth Bear in tall, dry grass, barely 50 metres from us, but all we can see is a dark, shape-shifting shadow that eventually becomes all but invisible. He has earned his tip. She has grown up in the reserve and has no experience of the environment of which tourists would not be a permanent, however boring part of.

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Squirrel Buster Wild Bird Feeders: A Review

10,000 Birds

So, I can tell you about my experiences with all three products. When placed correctly, these feeders are squirrel-free, though, as the Squirrel Buster brochure makes clear, they can still be attacked by raccoons and bears. The idea behind the Squirrel Buster feeders is that squirrels are heavier than birds. At least, feeder birds.

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