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The Gas Station Bird

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Here’s a quote about bird lungs from Britannica: “Himalayan geese have been observed not only to fly over human climbers struggling to reach the top of Mount Everest, but to honk as they do so.ā€ Both falconers and wildlife rehabilitators have to study, gain experience, and jump through various hoops in order to get their licenses.

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Come to India With Babita Wildlife Tours!

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Babita Tours has many years of experience organizing tailor-made wildlife tours for private groups in this wonderful country. Commoner species include Bar-headed Geese , parakeets, shrikes, mynas and minivets. If you have never thought of India as a birding destination, Iā€™d urge you to give it a good look.

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De arte venandi cum avibus: San Martino Siir (2015) ā€“ Aglianico del Vulture DOC

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But in many cases, Frederick found that the claims of these vaunted but unthinking sources stood in contrast with his own experiences as both a falconer and keen observer of birds. One of these images is a depiction of four dark falcons with speckled breasts perched on a rail. Could this be the first “accipiter sp.”

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The top-5 birds of 2018

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Lesser White-fronted Geese, of course. I counted them very roughly, but I do have a lot of experience estimating flocks. Red-footed Falcon by BartBotje/Wikimedia Commons. Red-footed Falconā€™s breeding range starts less than 50 mi north of here and I hope that some will choose to join a local rookery and stay.ā€.

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The Lake of Beasts: Kerkini, Greece

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Nikos said: ā€œI may have about an hour before breakfast and can take you to see the geese.ā€. Kostas Papadopoulos observing Lesser White-fronted Geese at Kerkini. Lesser White-fronted Geese, of course. I counted them very roughly, but I do have a lot of experience estimating flocks. How do you find lions in Africa?

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At Sea With the Marine Birds of the Raincoast: A Book Review

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This is the story of Fox’s experiences on board the Achiever, the research vessel of the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. She is one of the best nature writers I’ve encountered in recent years, able to paint experiences with emotional immediacy. Although we are not close nor on a direct course, the geese are skittish.

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Road birding in New Zealand

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Many a birding trip starts with a longish drive from the airport to the first birding site with these common roadside birds being the first taste you get of a country’s wildlife, and I feel that many bird trip reports, interested mostly in mega-rarities, gloss over the amazing experience this first drive can give.