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The Nemesis Cat Defeated!

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If I were to describe my long time wildlife nemesis, my ultimate dip of dips, I would reach for a nemesis cat, not a nemesis bird. For there is no species that I had more comprehensively failed to see than the Leopard. I had, after all, been to 13 countries that were home to leopards, over the course of 14 years, of which in all but one I had been in habitat suitable for this most adaptable of big cats.

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This blog had 1,647 visits during November, which is an average of 54.9 visits per day. A year ago, the average was 51.0.

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What is the State Bird of New Mexico?

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I saw my first real Greater Roadrunner on a cold winter day in the Southwest. Walking along a dirt track next to a prairie, my friend and I were on the look-out for different sparrow species when a large bird suddenly darted into the clearing. It was large, almost two feet long with a tan look that matched the meadow grasses. After only a moment of sizing us up, it dashed back into cover, leaving only dust in its wake.

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Ten Years Gone

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Here are the posts from December 2005.

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It’s the Holiday Season — Give Birding Books!

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It’s December and that means one thing—a great excuse to buy books on birding. I thought I’d do a round-up of some of the best bird books reviewed this year, a few memorable titles from recent years past, and one that wasn’t reviewed but which I love, that would be great holiday gifts. Books for Beginning Birders. Birding for the Curious , by Nate Swick, is the perfect gift for the person who has asked questions about your binoculars or early morning birding trips and who needs just a litt