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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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Transported by the falcons’ inimitable aerial prowess, I could almost feel the wind stream behind me, feel every subtle movement of wing or tail that determined my trajectory, my speed, my effortless engagement with the wind. Becoming one with the sky, the peregrines flew with ineffable grace, dazzling speed, and breathtaking agility.

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My Favorite Mexican Birdsongs

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If I ever moved away from Morelia, this ringing call would instantly transport me back here. Slate-throated Redstart : This lovely little bird is our most common resident (breeding) warbler, and in certain places you will hear it EVERYWHERE. It is not the most melodic song, but it certainly is unmistakeable and evocative.

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Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan

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On the first trip in 2012 we used public transport to get there and the train conveniently gets you to Macarthur Square shopping centre and you can then get a bus that drops you right at the entrance to the park. It was interesting to see how few blue items it had been able to collect in that environment. Satin Bowerbird -female.

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The Danube Backwaters

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Asking myself that question quarter of a century ago, I snooped through a collection of research papers in the Natural History Museum in Belgrade (before the Internet, I really had to go through papers) and found the “Ornithological Notes from the Pancevo Wetlands 1909-1917” by dr Jeno Nagy. What else was to be found in that waterworld?

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Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi

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Also from BirdLife International: In general it prefers areas where vegetation, boulders or other landscape features at ground level provide tunnels in which to shelter and to breed. So desirable was it, however, to find out what this flightless rail was like that he left collecting material with the late Rev.

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Finding an Asian Openbill in Singapore-second ever record!

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Arriving in Singapore we soon collected our bags and got ourselves a NETS card for travel on public transport and to also use in supermarkets. The train system is fast and efficient and was our primary mode of transport. Due to the fact it was not yet 07:45am it was a S$1.09

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Where could you go birding in Australia in 2023?

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If you happen to find yourself in Melbourne then there are also plenty of places to go birding in the city itself or not far by public transport. Great Bowerbirds collecting blue items. Australian Painted Snipe breeding near Broome once again. A Partridge Pigeon after too many years. Apostlebirds in the Northern Territory.

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