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German Birding Blitz

10,000 Birds

Your author watching a Hawfinch instead of the castle Now it was time to research the trip. Once on our own, Jess and I decided to try a fun experiment. Oh yeah… I was able to find two species frogs, two species of salamanders, two species of lizards and one species of snake, so I was even able to get my herp fix in !

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Turtles of the World: A Guide To Every Family–A Book Review by a Turtle Lover

10,000 Birds

Lovich and Whit Gibbons bring decades of research and experience to this book. Dr. Lovich is a government scientist, Research Ecologist and Co-Deputy Chief, Terrestrial Ecosystems Drylands Branch, Southwest Biological Science Center, U.S. On the positive side, authors Jeffrey E. Geological Survey.

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