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More Birds Than Bullets: a book review

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He found some solace when, at age eleven, he became entranced with birds – specifically, with a Green Woodpecker — and that sighting, he says, “took me to another, safer world.” . More Birds Than Bullets: My Life With Birds is his account of the centrality of birds in all of these endeavors, and in his life.

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How Much Garbage?

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Give a big thanks to Nicole for doing her part to keep a beach in Kuwait clean (and click through to be shocked by the accumulation of garbage – an unbelievable amount of trash for a pretty wealthy country).

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Come@me:Cameras with AA batteries are the best

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A long time ago, before many of you may have been birding, I got my very first camera. I received this camera as a birthday gift from my parents in May 1981 when we lived in Kuwait and it was incredibly clever, because it enabled me to take two types of photos. After all, I am birding first and photographing second.

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Birding Lodges – Part 2 – Punta Cana Resort & Club

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The vast majority of guests that visit these “birder-friendly&# lodges are birders and the primary target market of these places is the birding segment. This is not a birding lodge. Add to this the fact that you can be birding within 2 hours of leaving the USA and you have a pretty unbeatable birding vacation!

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Killingholme Haven Pits

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You will now realise that we were not on a birding holiday in the UK after twenty two years , but visiting my parents. Grant and I lived in the family home in 1988 and 1989 when we were working and travelling in Europe whilst they lived in Kuwait, so we are familiar with the area from those days. Common Redshank.

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Collaborative List – February 2019

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Without including the new pin in the map, countries this month featured; USA, Australia, Serbia, Bahrain, India, Kuwait, New Zealand, UK, Ghana and of course, Costa Rica. The month of February has produced 838 birds noted by 10 beats who, between them, shared 114 checklists. All will be revealed in good time. 21 Jan 2019.

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Collaborative List – April 2017

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Donna is still recovering after a speed-reading accident, but has shared some more wonderful birds from her Cuba trip that will retrospectively be added to the March totals. Ota Ward–Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park). fantastic birding tour dock area. Ota Ward–Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park). Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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