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Swarovski Skills Camp, or men and their toys

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The indoor workshop started with a Covid self-testing (where everyone was negative), followed by lectures on the Swarovski company, its ethos and products. The next day we had an outdoor workshop and a chance to test the toys. At the end of the workshop we all went birding, to further test the glasses of our choice.

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Birding crème de la crème: Africa – Ngorongoro Crater to Queen Elizabeth II National Park

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SERVIR Africa Workshop. The best season for the north-west circuit is February to May, during the rains when most birds breed. There are many species of waders and ducks, vultures, raptors and storks. The best timing is during the rains, April-May and October-November, when birds breed. Serengeti National Park.

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

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The Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America was my first field guide, part of an ‘introduction to birding’ workshop taught by the incomparable Starr Saphir. A Little Bit of Field Guide History. It also makes me, personally, approach the guide with some skepticism. I loved that page title).

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse. And there is original artwork too, by Catherine Hamilton, birder, tour leader, journaling workshop instructor, board game artist, professional bird artist, and Pasadena Audubon member.

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The Whistle Blowers

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The haunting call of the West Indian Whistling Duck has long been a sound synonymous with the ever-shrinking wetlands of the Caribbean. The whistling duck call carries with it the crimes of big business, the failures of governments and the ignorance of irresponsible hunters. They are also the rarest. Until recently.

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The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition: A Review of an Iconic Guide in a New Edition

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In Sibley Two, the in-flight images literally fly across the page in slight diagonals, with the full-bodied images are presented below in a parallel order (meaning we see the same bird–fresh juvenile, worn juvenile, 1st year, Adult breeding, Adult nonbreeding–in the same part of the page for each species).