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Birding Shanghai in October 2023

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Of course, that means that the birds I saw on September 30 are now somewhere in blogpost limbo, not having appeared in the September post but also not legitimately belonging in the October one. Of course, the female is even more subdued-looking. The male, of course, I am afraid. How exciting.

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Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos return to Broome

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Of course the birds are free to travel and so they do! They have very powerful beaks and claws and it is not uncommon to see where they have been by the leaf litter below the large trees. Your skin is desperately dry and it is as close to flying that anybody is going to get! They are still destructive as they feed in the native trees.

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A Non-Lethal Solution for Both Wildlife and Feral Cats

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Prior to their release he arranged his basement with litter boxes, a bed, and places to hide. Of course there was a settling-in period. He trapped them, provided veterinary care for them, and released them … into his basement. They were afraid of people and not used to being inside.

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Woolly Bears And Winter

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Woolly bears overwinter under leaf litter in a sort of hibernation. Of course, reasonable folk realize that this caterpillar is no Cassandra at all. This caterpillar is black on both ends with a middle band a birder could only describe as rufous. The broader the bear’s black bands, the worse the winter.

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Hermit Thrush in Forest Park

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Forest Park, Queens, New York, April 2008 On Thursday, a day that I didn’t have to be at work until noon, I, of course, got up early and took a stroll through Forest Park. Well, I didn’t really so much as take a stroll through Forest Park as I took a stroll to the water hole in Forest Park and sat and looked at the birds.

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Resolutions for Birding in Costa Rica, 2019

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For example, around here, we have to watch our step for vipers wonderfully camouflaged in the leaf litter. The more I know the route the better our chances of truly breaking some records and that’s of course what we always hope for. Every bit of guiding or birding on the Big Day route also acts as scouting.

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So, I’m Writing a Field Guide

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That is, of course, dependent on me finishing a manuscript in a timely way by the end of February which I am well on my way to doing, having completed over one hundred species accounts thus far. The book I am writing is the New York edition in the new series of American Birding Association field guides. And the references I use!

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