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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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In Germany, they occur throughout but are considerably rarer e.g. around the Baltic or Berlin than they are in the SW. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. They are very common in Central Asia, which is very roughly comparable to the prairies. The proposal from U.S.

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A Problem with Gulls

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Germany had lost one of its most promising ornithological researchers, and one of its most active birders. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. And the sudden death of Andreas Helbig, a bit more than half a year later at the age of 48, was nothing short of a shock.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

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Maybe those should be protected too? Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird.

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Birding Tongbiguan, Yunnan (part 1)

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Particularly the latter – Nabang – would in the past easily have merited its own post, but recent developments there that now make the place a bit like the former border between West and East Germany changed that. eBird calls the Asian Green Bee-eater a “small, dainty bee-eater”, which sounds nice and peaceful.

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Getting out of line

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By building nests out over the swamp, the birds benefit from the protection offered by the alligators in deterring predators such as raccoons and snakes. Birding Northeastern Germany: Day 3, Part 1 Hunting for Birds in Huntington Beach About the Author Redgannet Redgannet has been working for over 25 years as a crew member/flight attendant.

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