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Not just for the birds

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But our rainy season, while bad for wildlife photography, has encouraged some beautiful non-feathered life forms. If I had known that these Amanita caesareas smell pleasantly of eggs, I would have taken a sniff. And while this poisonous species is usually red and spotted, older examples can lose their spots and take on an orange hue.

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Baby Bird Books, Little Bird Books

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The boys knew what Owls looked like, they saw Screech Owls (and Barred and Great Horned Owls) at a local wildlife park, and we photographed Burrowing Owl families every year at Brian Piccolo Park. Seuss’s Horton Hatches An Egg precedes Eastman’s book by twenty years. So, they knew that these were Real Owls. In Are You My Mother?

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A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia: A Book Review by a Penguin Groupie

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There are two things you need to know about A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia , edited by Robert Burton and John Croxall, and produced by the South Georgia Heritage Trust. The temptation will be to jump to the Wildlife sections. Nor is it about Georgia, the country in Eurasia. Who can resist penguins and whales?

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Animals of Kruger National Park: A Book Review

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We –participants of the ABA South Africa Safari—were on a small plane when one Lori Conrad looked out the window and screamed, “There are elephants down there!” And one that is easy to use, because, let’s face it, you want to spend most of your time looking at wildlife, not searching for information.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Elephant Butte Dam area, New Mexico. Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. 12 Oct 2018.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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