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My Global Big (half-)Day, May 2022

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In the end, I opted for the Tamis River floodplain, north of Belgrade, and its fish farms, some non-operational, some selling daily angling licenses. Driving with open windows (to hear the birds) becomes unbearable and I am heading out of this fish farm. An immature White-tailed Eagle. The same eagle?

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Serbia self-drive birding tour planning

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In my case, I had one easy and three more difficult ( Syrian Woodpecker , Imperial Eagle , Great Bustard and Saker Falcon ). The mapping exercise works particularly well with birds confined to a specific habitat (Baranda fish farm S49396968 and Pecena slatina S49396887 ). Imperial Eagle still in Fruška Gora National Park? [No,

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Osprey Love in Northern California

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Living near the Sacramento River and its many lakes and tributaries makes it even more likely to see the incredible fish hawk or sea eagle we call the Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ). Most of the Osprey breeding in North America are migratory, only Florida, the Caribbean and Baja California host non-migratory breeders 1.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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The Mourning Dove is a prolific breeder. Reduces the risk of harming other wildlife, particularly Eagles and Condors, from getting sick and dying from lead consumption. North American breeding bird survey annual summary 1989, 3 US Fish & Wildlife Service. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 Droege, S.

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Prespa Lakes National Park, Greece: the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world

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Pelicans and cormorants breeding at the Mikri often go to the Megali Prespa to fish the cold, deep waters – actually, cormorants to dive for fish and pelicans to wait for the cormorants at the surface to steal their prey. For longest lists, go there in May when migrants are still passing while the local breeders are active and visible.

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The Storks of Africa

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It is predominantly a wetland bird and most productive larger wetlands and lakes of Africa will support a population of these large, hulking birds that hang around the shallows searching for fish, waterbird nestlings and anything else remotely edible. They also prey on frogs and crabs.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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On a second visit I spotted a fishing boat going east along the channel followed by over a hundred gulls and terns, including over 40 Black Terns. I’m sure regular visitors to this area could tell you more about how the winds and tides affect the migrating birds and when the breeders start to nest.

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