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But, in comparison with most of my sightings, these Anis looked almost gaudy. The owl’s calls also attracted the presence of a Yellow-green Vireo , following the First Law of Birding: that, no matter how long you wait to see a species, once you do (three weeks previous), you will see it everywhere thereafter. .

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We’re Not Racists, So Why Aren’t There More Birders Of Color?

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I know Starling has done some travel, but not a lot and wouldn’t have a good basis of comparison of all TSA workers. If only I was a minority, I’m sure that law enforcement would treat me way better.&# If you saw any of this, you were to leave the park immediately and call local law enforcement.

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The National Wildlife Refuge System: Birders Leading the Way

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For comparison , the System is much smaller than the Bureau of Land Management (about 247 million) and the Forest Service (192 million), but slightly larger than the National Park Service (80 million). The System also helps implement the Endangered Species Act and other federal conservation laws.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

6): I do not agree that “anyone with an appreciation for the First Amendment” must conclude that “crush videos” or videos of vicious dogfights are protected speech and that the federal law in question should therefore be struck down. Only a very narrow range of activities come under the sweep of this law, and all of them are illegal.

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Britain’s Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland–A Book Review

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There are drawings comparing the hind claws on pipits, images of hybrid ducks, a table of key identification features of redpoll species, a table on the key features of Chiffchaff races, drawings of tails of Collared Dove, Turtle Dove, and Rufous Turtle Dove, comparisons of the bills of Rook, Carrion Crow, and Raven.

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My first eLearning Blog Article

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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

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At least where these laws apply, no beer may call itself Kölsch unless it is brewed within 50 kilometers of Cologne and to strictly defined specifications. So, what is Kölsch, exactly? Kölsch is a very pale, lightly-hopped beer fermented warm with top-fermenting yeast, and then cold-conditioned or lagered for a time.