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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Lion – much easier to see than an Aardvark In contrast to East Africa, encounters with mammals while out birding in Europe are relatively few. Over the years, though, I have enjoyed a number of memorable mammal sightings in Europe. I’ve also seen foxes in many other countries. I’ve also seen foxes in many other countries.

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Birding from a Hide

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When such a company runs a nature reserve, it is a bit like having a fox to watch over your chickens. After that experience, I stopped complaining about their hides, realising that they are as good as they ever will be. But the foresters were not interested in ecotourism; all they care about is to exploit more timber. And so did I.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

4 The Love Of Animals

and Europe. Horowitz and other scientists are now running experiments to determine what a behavior, like a kiss, really means. Horowitz wondered if they behave this way because they truly recognize they’ve done something wrong, so she devised an experiment. Other facilities are operating in the U.S.

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The Eagle Huntress–A Film Review

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Aisholpan Nurgaiv is a graceful, rosy-cheeked 13-year old girl with a magic smile who makes living on the edge of nowhere and forever look like the easiest experience in the world. It takes days to find a fox for the girl and her eagle to hunt, and the first effort does not go well. It’s exciting.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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That was a wild cat, a wild Wildcat, the cat that lives in the wild because that is where it is from and where it belongs, at the southern end of its pan-African range that extended at one time well into Europe and Asia. among the Mustilids, and Coyotes and to a lesser extent Foxes. But they don’t live in North America.

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Greenland’s Arctic Tern

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The Arctic terns are very enduring and have the longest bird migration from their way across the Atlantic Sea to western Europe and along the west coast of Africa to the Antarctic waters. Their mission is to spread knowledge about all the adventures and extraordinary experiences Greenland has to offer: [link].

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Birding Shanghai in December 2023

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But not in Europe either. Not an in-vitro photo. I have probably written this before, but my feeling is that once you can look at Daurian Redstarts without getting somewhat excited no matter how common they are, you are probably nearing the end of your useful life as a birder or bird photographer.

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