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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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Parrot, Parrot, Parrakeet, Hummingbird

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Because “duck, duck, goose” is a little too wintry (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) for a post written in the dog days of August. Twenty-five Puerto Rican Parrots are being groomed to be pioneers: The Critcally Endangered birds have been transported from existing colonies to the Maricao State Forest.

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The Final Days of the Danube backwaters in Belgrade: Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is coming to Serbia

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When I reached the levee earlier that morning, I met an elderly hunter from whom I learned that there was an ongoing duck and pheasant hunt, but no one was shooting from, nor towards the embankment, hence I should be safe there. Annex II of the Bern Convention lists 45 of Beljarica’s bird species, with a further 91 species in Annex III.

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The calm after the storm

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Being easily accessible on public transport and with an eBird haul of 261 species, City Park seemed to be the perfect choice for the morning. This site can lay claim to over 200 species, but with such a good show from the Black-bellied Whistling Duck , one was enough. and takes the turn for City Park.

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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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Paddling Piney Z Lake

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Here, scores of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks landed in the waving reeds, only their heads and bright pink bills visible as we slowly moseyed past. I could paddle on the water trail because I not only owned a kayak, but also because I owned a car that could get me to the park – far away from public transportation.

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