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Birding crème de la crème: Asia – Corbett to Taman Negara

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So I lowered my threshold to 500 and that worked well… for Costa Rica and South America, that is (especially Peru). Other wildlife includes Asian Elephant , Tiger , Leopard. Other wildlife includes Tiger , Leopard , Asian Elephant , Gaur … Most birders focus on the rainforest around the park headquarters in Kuala Tahan.

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Several countries, including Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Greece, Peru, Britain and Paraguay, have already imposed or approved bans. Why is the United States lagging so far behind?

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Spotted Thick-knee

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Elephants Eye Mar 19th, 2011 at 7:34 am I vote for night-plover. Share Your Thoughts « Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru March by Goethe » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Why not call them big-eyes or night-plovers? Thanks for visiting!

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

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I thought that was clever. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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david Mar 13th, 2011 at 1:17 am Three non-sighted people stood around an elephant. Make up your mind, Ringer! One, feeling the creature’s tail, said, “Ah, it’s a rope!&# Another, hands against the animal’s vast side, said… March On Into Spring – I and The Bird #146 Mar 17th, 2011 at 12:37 am [.]

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