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The return of the Old Man

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Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills goes on to give greater detail of the former nesting sites in Europe: it could once be found “in southern Germany and Austria, in the valleys of the upper Rhine and Danube Rivers, and in the Alps of Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and perhaps in Hungary and Greece”.

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Birding a monastery: Zhaga, Western Sichuan

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My extensive birding experience allows me to be very confident that the bird below is a Rosefinch. Upon learning about my background, he asked me whether we have Yaks in Germany. It is indeed rufous-ish. Please consult your own bird guide for more details.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Some time after the Spanish encounter with the Turkey, birds were brought back to Europe where they were raised and became an important source of food and fancy feathers. Kiva 78(1):37–60.

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Best Bird of the Year 2011

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juvenile Parasitic Jaeger by Larry Jordan Jochen enjoyed a plover : My Best Bird of the Year is a White-tailed Lapwing I “twitched” in Germany in June. White-tailed Tropicbird by Nathan Swick Renato chose an impressive parrot: Birding is a wonderful experience in itself.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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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. See TIME’s video “ The March of TIME: Hunting Dog Field Trials.&#.

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Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird

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And I haven’t even started to write about ageing them … What are your experiences, and what is the colour of the claws on your local gull species? Palm Warblers in Central Park Answers to A Diabolical Quick Quiz Cow Birds About the Author Jochen Jochen Roeder was born in Germany and raised to be a birder.

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Birding Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Zebra Doves are raised for singing contests in countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, and may cost between 1000 and 50,000 USD depending on their singing qualities ( source ). My inquiry included the following sentence: “Do you have female bird guides (I have had good experiences with them here in China)?”

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