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Millions of Animals Used in EU Experiments

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If the directive is approved, the number of animals used for experiments will be limited, and the animals’ welfare will be improved in accordance with ethical principles of the EU concerning animals. I really hope this passes.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of March 2021)

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Corey had his hands full this weekend with more pressing concerns than adding Black Vulture to his county list for the year, so we’ll give him a consolation Rock Pigeon. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition–A Book Review

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Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition by John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin gives the traveling naturalist the tools needed to fully appreciate and experience the Galápagos Islands. copyright © 2022 by John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin; copyright © 2006 by Princeton University Press. Press, Nov. I wish I had read this book.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of 2021)

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So many different factors contribute to the quality and quantity of a birding adventure that one would be hard-pressed to predict the very best time to watch birds in a particular area beyond a vague three or four week window. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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Springtime in Bonn

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In the picture below, it looks quite drowsy as it briefly blinked the split-second I pressed the shutter. Eurasian Green Woodpecker In other areas, the lawn was densely covered in daisies and I experimented a bit with photographing from low angles to make the daisies look even more dense.

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Learning the Birds: A Book Review

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Unlike some of us who started birding in midlife, Rogers brings to her new passion an adventurous history of a life lived outdoors–rock climbing (serious rock climbing, not in a gym), kayaking, ballooning, environmental stewardship, time in Alaska and Antarctica–which she uses to inform her new birding experiences. ISBN-10 ? : ?

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Habitats of the World: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists

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And understanding habitats in detail is essential to any birder who wants to get the most out of his experiences in the field. But it doesn’t explain why the local habitats look like they do, or why those particular birds are characteristic of them. Habitats of the World is the first field guide to the world’s major land habitats—189 in all.