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Not enough Woodpeckers

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It is hard to imagine any birder not liking woodpeckers – they are the “motherhood and apple pie” of the avian world. The Bearded Woodpecker (Mkuze, South Africa) does not really look any more bearded than many other woodpeckers. It is the most widespread woodpecker in Africa, claims the HBW.

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Birding Singapore

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I was just thinking that tailorbird might be a good brand name for a cheap line of men’s clothing. However, unfortunately, this seems to be mainly true for Laced Woodpecker (female) … … and Greater Flameback (female). Seeing a Rufous Woodpecker for the first time, I thought it looked kind of weird.

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Birding on Steroids or the Kerkini Lake in 10 Pictures

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A quick check of the Collins 2 (I think American birders know this book as the “Birds of Europe”, but here, some branding mastermind has interconnected the company’s name and the book title) revealed that we are facing two Siberian Greylag Geese (race rubrirostris ). Picture 7: Grey-headed Woodpecker – Picus canus.

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

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Extinct birds, such as Ivory-billed Woodpecker, are included. Then again, try explaining to a new birder why falcons come after woodpeckers and before parrots! The groupings of the images on each plate can strike the eye as graceful (loons, warblers) or jumbled (banded plovers, woodpeckers).

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Want to Escape the Heat? Go Birding in Costa Rica!

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It was also nice to listen to and see several Flame-colored Tanagers, and smart looking Acorn Woodpeckers. You might enjoy looking for those in the Savegre Reserve, a brand new UNESCO biosphere reserve , and a favorite area for many birders visiting Costa Rica.

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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Interestingly, Chestnut-collared Longspur does appear under its brand-new official name, Thick-billed Longspur, though the description underneath uses the old name. It was actually a very easy count since each species account is one page long except for Red-tailed Hawk and Dark-eyed Junco, which get two pages each.

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Highly recommended – Europe’s Birds: An Identification Guide

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When you spot a brand new bird identification guide, especially for your home region – in this case, Europe – reaching for it comes naturally. And a highly recommendable book it is, there is no doubt about it. The number of species per page varies from one to two, rarely 3.

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