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A River Runs Through It

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The next bird was a White-tailed Eagle mobbed by a Common Buzzard that must have had its nest nearby. European Pond Terrapins resting on a floating log. A few dozen Little Egrets were foraging in a wet meadow, perhaps a new heronry somewhere close?

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Homage to Catalonia

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On the opposite bank, European pond terrapins are basking in the sun and, behind them, a herd of horses is grazing, preventing the scrub from taking over the grasslands. And indeed, a slender grey bird with black tail and head, red eyes and legs, comes to within a few meters of us to check us out. Steve answers: Bonelli’s Eagle !

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Catalonian Spring

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Now nearing 50 and duly lost in a mid-life crisis, Dragan Simic took to birding rather late – only half a lifetime ago, after successfully testing his inadequate skills in other life threatening activities, such as rock climbing and vertical caving. Steve answers: Bonelli’s Eagle ! Sardinian Warbler by Szabolcs Kokay.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Happy birding, Dale Forbes Tags: accentors , Alpine Accentor , Birds , features , polygynandry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Many robins, eagles and finches later, he ended up at university studying various biology things and wrote a thesis on vertebrate biogeography in southern African forests.

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