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The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain

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Think about that statement next time you are in a bear jam in Yellowstone or surrounding a lion in Tsavo with 16 minibuses. However, the last few hours were absolutely worth the trouble as I drove through springtime Extremadura and southern Portugal. May is just an excellent time to visit Spain and Portugal.

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Talking to Jan Södersved the editor of the Birdlife Finland magazine Linnut whilst we were both in Portugal in early October suggested that all of the owl species in Finland had had a very productive breeding season. The numbers we have wintering in Britain are certainly bearing that out.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Might I assume that women typically bear fewer children, or fewer survive? Share Your Thoughts « Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal Audubon Rebrand » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. In this case, they would be exhibiting polyandry.

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