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Birding with 12s: Swarovski NL Pure 12×42

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I tested the 12s at my usual stomping grounds where I am used to local species and landscape, at their usual distances from the observer, so I could immediately spot a different experience. But, before I share my (very subjective) impressions with you, let me introduce the NL 12×42.

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Birding Shanghai in August 2023

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As you can tell from this post starting with leaf warblers, the ornithological equivalent of watching paint dry (ok, a bit unfair and not really a good comparison anyway, but hey, write your own blog if you do not like mine). You figure it out yourself.

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You’d better shape up.up.up.up

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10,000 Quails’ reply: Ah yes indeed Swampy, this is another issue where I am able to call on personal experience to help you. But I must agree that your nest-building efforts do look a little paltry by comparison. Can you help please? 10,000 Quails’ reply; Is this her picture? Oh wow Bob, she really is gorgeous, no wonder you blush!

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Why I Question Animal Testing 2.2

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If they are "only" animals, if they are beasts which abstract not, then my comparison is a piece of sentimental foolishness. I do not claim to have the answer, but I think it is certainly worthwhile to raise the question: Why, exactly, all over the civilized world, in virtually every major city, are apes in prison?

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

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During the filming of this production, I got to experience “dirt hawking&#. I will admit that there are legitimate concerns that have been raised about falconry – birds that are not native to an area sometimes escape and become feral; humans should minimize their influence on nature.

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Seabirds: The New Identification Guide: An ID Guide Review

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There is also a very nice comparison of the head and bill patterns of adult mollymawks, the medium-sized albatrosses. Born in Gambia, raised and living in Sweden , Larsson illustrated three major guides before this one, all authored by Klaus Malling Olsen: Terns of Europe and North America (PUP, rev.

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Hybrid Teals

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In my experience, Cinnamon Teal x Common or Green-winged Teal hybrids are the rarest; I have seen pictures of only 2 such birds and a 3rd bird (the one mentioned above) in life. Even so, hybrids not identifiable after comparison with the images presented here might involve one (or two) of these other teals.

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