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Brewery Ommegang: Idyll Days Pilsner

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Lately, it’s been hot and mostly dry here in eastern New York lately, with long stretches of humid, summery days without wind or rain, when even the slightest breeze would have provided some relief. The winds have abated too, with the gentle breezes of spring giving way to the still, oppressive heat of summer. But none came.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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My ears perk up with every new song, my tail wags (ok, not literally, but darn close) every time I see or hear about a newly-returned migrant. So right now I’m feeling pretty good about Eurasian Collared-doves. In Germany, they occur throughout but are considerably rarer e.g. around the Baltic or Berlin than they are in the SW.

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A Problem with Gulls

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He caught the itch, so to speak, when he arrived at Sapsucker Woods in Ithaca, New York, and he refined his birding skills with the Lab of Ornithologys Spring Field Ornithology course. Germany had lost one of its most promising ornithological researchers, and one of its most active birders. Wicked, right?

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Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird

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We have avian beauty right in our European back yards as well, and need not seek cover when encountering birders from far-away shores. Palm Warblers in Central Park Answers to A Diabolical Quick Quiz Cow Birds About the Author Jochen Jochen Roeder was born in Germany and raised to be a birder. Jakob: whoa, you are perfectly right!

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2011)

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They are not so incredibly rare in Germany anymore but this was the first I’ve seen around Heidelberg and the first anywhere since 2009. If it doesn’t count: Crested Tits popping up all over my neighbourhood, south of Heidelberg, Germany. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Getting out of line

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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. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right?

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