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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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No, not an Arctic Fox, but a Red Fox in Arctic Finland I may not have seen many wolves, but I have seen lots of foxes (or what I should perhaps call red foxes). Keeping fox numbers down certainly benefits our local ground-nesting birds, especially Stone Curlews and Grey Partridges.) in the evening.

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Collaborative List – October 2019

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Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank. Bear Grass Tank.

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Birding Arizona–style

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Up to 256 bird species, deer, black bears, foxes, big cats, Gila Monsters, and 16 species of bats call this area of southeastern Arizona home. ( Insider tip: For Madera Canyon camping, I stay in the Bog Springs Campground (unless it’s the apex of summer – too hot for me!). Peregrine Falcon. Photo by © Mark Schraad.

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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The author, conservation biologist Caroline Fox, is observing the albatross’s shadow to the side of the boat. Fox notes the albatross in her “soaking-wet notebook” and watches it circle and fly back into the masking glare. Fox does an excellent job balancing these three elements, keeping the emphasis on the birds.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

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Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. White-tipped Dove – Leptotila verreauxi. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Breezy Point Tip. Lemmon–Bear Canyon (Cypress, Middle Bear, Chihuahua Pine Picnic Areas). Flushing Meadows Corona Park–Willow Lake. 01 Jan 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

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Collaborative list – May 2019

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Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). Lemmon–Bear Canyon (General Hitchcock Campground). White-tipped Sicklebill – Eutoxeres aquila. Lemmon–Bear Canyon (Cypress, Middle Bear, Chihuahua Pine Picnic Areas).

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Collaborative List – March 2019

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Breezy Point Tip. White-tipped Dove – Leptotila verreauxi. White-tipped Sicklebill – Eutoxeres aquila. Breezy Point Tip. Lemmon–Bear Canyon (Cypress, Middle Bear, Chihuahua Pine Picnic Areas). Breezy Point Tip. Point Lookout–Town Park. 06 Jan 2019. Shinnecock Inlet.

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