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Quintas das Arcas: Bicudo Vinho Verde (2017)

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I haven’t yet been birding in Europe but whenever I occasionally skim a field guide about the birds on the other side of the Atlantic, I’m always encouraged to find that I’m already familiar with many species found over there, even though most of my birding experience has been limited to eastern North America.

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Canada and Greenland Defend Seal Hunting

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Greenland Fisheries Minister Finn Karlsen, dressed in a traditional white Inuit sealskin jacket, insisted such a ban would “have severe and negative consequence for hunters and their families.” “Our Tags: canada greenland europe seal hunters seals. The article does say that the Inuit communities would have special exemptions.

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Soup kitchen for pets

4 The Love Of Animals

Germany has been one of Europe’s strong economies, but things are changing for everyone. Claudia Hollm saw a TV show about a family who had to relinquish their dog because of economic hardship. Tags: people helping animals. It began with the saddest story, as great ideas often do.

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Cow Birds

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The naming of the hornbill family is a bit farther fetched. Wikimedia Commons Bucerotidae is etymologically opaque to most birders, I’d venture, but when Rafinesque described the family almost two centuries ago, he had kine on his mind. Now if only the Hoatzin had been named for its smell. Get yours today!

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Thrashing XXX

10,000 Birds

A widely published writer, popular speaker, and enthusiastic tour leader in North American and Europe, Rick lives in Tucson and in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife, Alison, and their chocolate Lab, Gellert. A bit risqué, all of it, and something to think about next time you watch a thrasher, well, thrashing.

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Spring is for Wheatears

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Birders from Western Europe will surely note, upon seeing Black-eared Wheatear here, the difference between this Eastern race and the Western race that they may have seen in Spain or France. Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow. Get yours today!

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A Problem with Gulls

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It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow. Black-headed Gull L. Get yours today!

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