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Bird Watching Botrosa Road

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The birds started jumping next to the road, we stopped and documented photographically the following stunning birds: Lita Woodpecker Spotted Antbird Black-striped Woodcreeper Orange-fronted Barbet The rapid fire of shocking birds (lifers) convinced me that this allegedly devastated forest was alive and thriving with life.

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

10,000 Birds

So, how do you find the species account for Kestrel if falcons are not placed between woodpeckers and parakeet? The two guides make for interesting comparisons–one is full of rich browns and greens and orange-reds and makes your eyes dizzy, the other is cool and elegant, with text on the left and artwork on the right.

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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

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So, the 49 subject species include birds with interesting family behaviors that we might not see every day (Cedar Waxwing, Great Blue Heron, Peregrine Falcon), migrant songbirds (Tree and Barn Swallows, House Wren), and common, everyday birds (Northern Cardinal, Downy Woodpecker, and, yes, Rock Pigeon).

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

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Sepilok is a good place to see a number of woodpecker species. As among consultants, it is a cardinal rule to always follow some kind of ordering principle, here are five Sepilok woodpeckers in order of size, starting from the smallest one. Makes them sort of the renters of the woodpecker world rather than homeowners.