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Gazumped to Norway

10,000 Birds

Being part of the magnificence that is 10,000 Birds and getting to virtually hang out with some of the other bloggers can be entertaining and fun but occasionally there are downsides.

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Time and the Tilting Earth*

10,000 Birds

Sure, flaunt the birds. That’s about 400 hundred people in Canada, 2600 in Greenland, 2500 in Svalbrad (Norway), and 700 or so in Russia. This time of year, in the shelter of a wall under the sun, I could easily doff my coat and soak up rays with just a t-shirt on, despite the air temperature. Go ahead, I can take it.

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Birding’s Biggest Dips

10,000 Birds

For those that might not fully comprehend, the birding slang-term to “dip” or to “dip out on” a bird is to go looking for a particular species and not find it. That bird can then be referred to as a”dip”, the noun version of the word. All twitchers will experience it at some stage or another.

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