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The long and winding road

10,000 Birds

Typically, at least here in North America, we think of migration as a north-south affair. We are familiar with the story, birds flying north in the boreal summer, taking advantage of the warmth, long days, and abundant insect life, to raise their young. A male Northern Wheatear. Sexes are highly dimorphic.

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Turtles of the World: A Guide To Every Family–A Book Review by a Turtle Lover

10,000 Birds

Birders are always happy to see a turtle or tortoise, and there are times of the year when my social media feeds are sprinkled with photos of turtles beings removed from roads or crawling to land to lay eggs. Lovich and Whit Gibbons bring decades of research and experience to this book. Lovich and Whit Gibbons.

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A great week for Wood-Warblers

10,000 Birds

It made us reach for our field guide for North America, but that really does not compare to the real thing. May you all see a lot more wood-warblers in the weeks to come and we will have to get back to America to see some more… oh, and update the field guide!! Read about them here but also get out and experience them.