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Tenet Wines: The Pundit Syrah (2016)

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The Pundit is a 2016 Syrah from Tenet Wines , a collaborative brand between Ste. Fortunately, the varietals that make up The Pundit are more well documented. And, for whatever reason, there’s even a pundit on our featured bottle of wine this week – at least in name.

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Tit-like Dacnis (Xenodacnis) in Ecuador

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Here is two amazing videos of Cajas National park: DOCUMENTAL CAJAS PARTE I DOCUMENTAL CAJAS PARTE II This amazing national park is listed as an important bird area by Birdlife International and is also part of the International Important Wetlands by RAMSAR .

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Nat Geo WILD!

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Are you excited for the brand new channel from National Geographic? It’s called WILD and launches on Monday, March 29th, with some seriously cool new shows! I will be sharing sneak peeks all weekend. First up, a show called EXPEDITION WILD.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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I also enjoyed reading the company histories of familiar brands like Duncraft, Kaytee, Droll Yankee, and Wagner all of which started as family companies, some as offshoots of other businesses, some as the result of clever inventions. The story of Duncraft is a good example. Scott’s was fined $12.5

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition: A Field Guide Review

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The 7th edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America covers 1,023 species that reside, migrate, or have been documented as accidentals or exotics in North America. The description includes distinguishing features and documentation dates or specimen records. Mississippi Kite, for example.

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Mastering Bird Photography: A Book Review by an Amateur Bird Photographer

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You will need to know enough about your Olympus or Sony or other brand of camera to know how to translate the settings info into your camera’s vocabulary. Composition is composition, suggestions for photographing birds from a car or a boat or in fog apply no matter what camera you are using. Photography & Ethics & Me.

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

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Some of his finds are the first documented records of the bird in that area or the first decent photograph of a little-known species. If it were just the birds, I’d grab my bins and be on the next plane to Asia or Africa. Overall, I think 10,000 Birds readers would reading enjoy The Jewel Hunter.

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