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Group Seeks to Ban Chinese Fur Trade with Australia

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The call was issued after the animal rights group discovered that the fur were sourced from the raccoon dog in China, ABC Radio Australia reports. About 10 million dogs in China are killed for their fur, prompting an animal rights group to seek a ban on fur trade to Australia. The dog fur are used are inside lining for ugg boots.

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Binocular snobbery

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However, instead of rushing out to buy a brand new pair of bins, it was recommended that she bought herself a pair of secondhand Zeiss Dialyt 10×40, then the binocular of choice of most serious birders. I was one of a small group of journalists, each of whom was presented with the latest Dialyt 10×40 inscribed with our initials.

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A Slacker’s Guide to Bird Photography (Part Two)

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No doubt other digital brands come with equivalent software. A Facebook group was recently formed here in Mexico, called ¿Cuál es esta ave? The photos I have held onto over the years can be divided chronologically into two groups. So, having covered those two points, here we go: Trim! What bird is this?). Stay (un)centered.

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A Brief Tour of Uganda, The Pearl of Africa

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By the time this post publishes, I’ll be on an airplane heading back to the United States following a truly remarkable two week visit to Uganda as part of a group of western birders visiting there to promote the inaugural African Birding Expo. In the relatively brief period, my group had something on the order of 450 species.

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State of the Birds, Halloween Edition

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Owls as a group, for instance, have gone from omens of doom to adorable hipster mascots – I blame J. Another traditionally trendsetting group of scary birds that have evolved past their original branding of late are the corvids. The rails, as a group, are strong contenders.

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of July 2011?

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For 13 years now, an ever-expanding group of friends and family have looked forward to the third weekend in July for spectacular rural revelry culminating in our inimitable brand of poultry-themed pyrotechnics. so I’ll cut to the chase: Where are you birding this weekend and will you be birding? What’s my deal?

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Santa comes to La Paz early

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On her return, she was able to bundle up and bring with her, a brand new Nikon lens. Here is one of three large groups of peeps, mostly all Least Sandpipers. We still have a nice group of Large-billed Curlews. She was visiting Seattle, for her Dad’s successful heart surgery. This is going to be so much fun!!

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