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The Great Bustard Search is On (1)

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Habitat destruction combined with hunting has pushed them away from their former breeding grounds. In breeding season grazing cattle may walk through the nest, breaking the eggs, while wild and domestic pigs may eat both eggs and chicks. In short grass, you do not know is it a Roe Deer or a Great Bustard, they are very similar in size.

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Birding the Bear Mountain of Serbia

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A Red Fox walks through the remaining intestines at the feeding station, while I spread the torch light, notebook and the camera in front of me. Other species include Roe Deer (also spotted), Wildcat , European Pine Marten and Otter. Distribution of the European Crested Tit in the Tara NP in the breeding season (Rajkovic and Pantovic).

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of March 2011)

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I had a beautifull view on 5 horned grebe here (one in breeding plumage), in Ann Arbor Michigan, for the 3 seconds it lasted, until I heard a huge “CRRACK&# , and I fell through the ice. Also present in other parts of the park were fox and white-throated sparrows. And my first Killdeer of year! Wicked, right?

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