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Scope? To Bring or Not to Bring on a Birding Trip to Costa Rica

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All of a sudden, you have a superpower where you can scan and find more birds, where warblers become identifiable, veritable jewels, where you feel transported closer to the bird. A Northern Cardinal really does have an orange-red bill and the female ends up being much more subtly beautiful colors than expected.

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Chongming Island in winter

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Population density is far lower than in most parts of the city, and public transportation is limited – probably bad news for the people living on the island, but good news for the birds. The many small ponds and waterways attract quite a few ducks, though presumably due to their China experience, they are extremely wary of people.

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San Francisco – short of time and money.

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But, if you have arrived from out of town, with no car and limited time, you need ideas that can easily be achieved from the city centre on public transport. In winter a few ducks are likely. PDA version of Muni public transport services in San Francisco. The gulls may roost on the beach below the seawall of the pool.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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Since many of these exceptions are common birds (Wood Duck, Red-tailed Hawk, Great-horned Owl), I assume Lund saw the additional space as opportunities to teach people how to absolutely positively identify these birds, adding more text and featuring images of the species in flight or in gender-specific, nonbreeding or juvenile plumage.

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Birds and football! What a combination!

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Anticipation is building as the date approaches and football fans will soon be arriving in the city to pay homage at the birthplace of Brazil’s fabulous version of the beautiful game. Below are a few suggestions of sites within the city that can easily be reached using public transport. Brazil will play in Gold, blue and green.

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