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Review: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil – The.

10,000 Birds

The first twenty-nine pages of the book, after the acknowledgements, table of contents, and other prefatory materials, are devoted to the Pantanal and Cerrado and the need to conserve these two endangered biomes. The one major drawback to this book is actually an intended feature and not a glitch.

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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

Jeff Masson's new book didn't cause me to unravel, but I did learn a lot about our friends and coevolvers, Canis familiaris. This Masson book ( here are all of them) is for Benjy, who was supposed to be a service dog but who was, shall we say, less than enthusiastic about the career choice that was made for him. And he details why.

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Duck Migration

10,000 Birds

He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. I have had similar experiences at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge and you are so right on when you say “am I ever glad that I am a birder!&# It was a great experience. What a spectacle indeed. Wicked, right?

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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

10,000 Birds

Diabolical Bird ID Quiz Red-shouldered Hawk in Forest Park, Queens, New York Just for Fun Avian ID Quiz #8 Cardinal King Usurped About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin!

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Spring is for Wheatears

10,000 Birds

3 Responses to “Spring is for Wheatears&# Duncan Mar 18th, 2011 at 3:36 pm I got to experience a wheatear-palooza on my one day birding around Dubai last year. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Corey Mar 19th, 2011 at 8:52 pm Great post, Dan.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

10,000 Birds

The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Thanks for visiting!

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Giveaway of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The.

10,000 Birds

Time to give away a wonderful book on 10,000 Birds! Because this field guide is so darn good ( read my review here ) AND signed by two of those responsible for bringing the book to completion, we need to make this giveaway a little more involved than usual. Birders Library Mar 3rd, 2011 at 8:30 pm Great book.

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