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Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of October 2012)

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No wonder folks are hoarding water and batteries! If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. I don’t know how things are in your part of the world, but in my geographic proximity, people are freaking out. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Minnesota, a Winter Owl Wonderland

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They were joined by hoards of Common Redpoll and Black-capped Chickadee , along with Red-breasted Nuthatch , Downy Woodpecker , and Hairy Woodpecker. The high winds and frigid temperatures made photography difficult, but it felt right to experience my life Snowy Owl in its element among the whipping snow.

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Vultures, Human Evolution, Global Warming, and Windmills

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On the way, he told me a story of one of the senior (retired) archaeologists in the department sneaking into another archaeologist’s office to read a manuscript he had been hoarding. This allowed them to carry out experiments such as giving some bones to the hyenas to see what they would look like after being munched on for a while.

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Birds in Winter: A Book Review, Written in Winter

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You can then take those facts out into the snow (or, if you live in NYC, the sunshine under which the bushes are starting to bloom), and use the larger context to enhance your birding experience. And, bring a more informed view to discussions, referendums, and practices involving conservation and climate change.

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

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Birders cherish and hoard books above all other trappings of the pastime, and rather than relegating these tomes to the home library or study, they’re routinely carried out-of-doors as constant and dog-eared companions in field and forest. Few hobbies place such value on the written knowledge contained in books as does birding.

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Hula Valley Israel Is A Migratory Hot Spot

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The entire migratory season will bring hoards of birds passing over. I’ve seen a lot of crane watching here in the US but what makes the Israel experience so special is that the cranes really don’t care about you.

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