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Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica

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Most of all, the time and effort is worth it when we see new birds, surpass our goals, and when we share those trying, challenging, exuberant and triumphant times with others because the birding party is always better, always stronger, when you you can enjoy the experience with like-minded souls. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis; Curu, 4-Jan.

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Finches, for example, are “especially prone to nomadism,” and Falcons, as many experienced birders know, are more closely related to parrots and songbirds than to hawks and eagles. Floyd’s writing style draws the reader in, including us in his experiences and observations, making the personal communal.

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De arte venandi cum avibus: San Martino Siir (2015) – 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. , and also theorized that birds breed in the spring as the warmth of summer offers the best conditions for the rearing of offspring.

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