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Eastern Imperial Breakfast

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This is where an Eastern Imperial Eagle comes for breakfast! In the early 20th century, Imperial Eagles used to live not only in the northern lowlands of Serbia, but also in the southern highland plateaus. Curiously, some eagles were also observed by the Ada Ciganlija Island, within Belgrade – in the breeding season!

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Birding Tabin, Sabah, Borneo

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The Crested Serpent-eagle is not a vulture, but that does not keep me from mentioning a recent Economist article here, “The sudden demise of Indian vultures killed thousands of people” And while this article is behind a paywall, the original research paper is not.

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Disaster in the Sundarbans

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Using cooking pots, the fishermen collected stained plant matter. “Local children and youngsters begun removing the already spilled oil using kitchen utensils like bowls, plates, and other cooking pots,” Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan, a professor at Dhaka University, told mongabay.com. Photo (c) by Arati Kumar-Rao.