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Two James Spirits: Doctor Bird Jamaica Rum

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But one nation that bestows physicians with the respect they deserve is Jamaica, where the national bird is a hummingbird known as the “doctor bird” – the Red-billed Streamerbird ( Trochilus polytmus ). An adult male “Doctor Bird”, as depicted in Illustrations of the Birds of Jamaica by Phillip Henry Gosse (1849).

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Grand River Brewery: 313 Polish Lager

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It was in the great borough of Queens in New York City that I first discovered both beer and birding, two great loves of my life that happily intersect with great regularity here at Birds and Booze. Good birding, happy drinking – and na zdrowie! *If If you’re curious, the correct pronunciation can be found here.

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Slaughtered to Extinction

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There is a great article about Passenger Pigeons by Bill Loomis in The Detroit News today. It is well worth a read.

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The Birds at Itasca State Park Are All Wet

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For example, I-35 is linked to the Superior region and cabins in the Arrowhead, and also to this major and amazing bird refuge. But there is the Alexandria-Detroit Lakes axis, I suppose. Anyway, yes, the birds here are all wet because it has been raining, often heavily, for two days. So we did what Efe Pygmies do.

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Hermit Thrush Brewery: Po Tweet

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I consider myself fortunate that I learned to love summer birding before I ever knew what the summer doldrums are, if only because summer was the very first season I began birding. And what do the birds say? Good birding and happy drinking! Birds and Booze News. Hermit Thrush Brewery: Po Tweet.

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10 Questions for Birdchick on 1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know

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This new book by Sharon Stiteler, also known as Birdchick , also known as one of our 10,000 Birds beat writers , is a fun way to teach people about birds and bird feeding, very much as Sharon does here and on her blog, but on paper, with a table of contents, a glossary, features like “Bird Busting!”

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