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Andalucia’s City-Slicker Falcons

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In Europe, Lesser Kestrels are birds of the Mediterranean zone, nesting mainly in Spain and Portugal, southern France, Sardinia, the Balkans and parts of Greece. However, in Southern Spain a small number of birds are resident. Watching flocks of these attractive little falcons feeding is aways a delightful sight.

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Birding News from Costa Rica at the Start of the Pandemic

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Too many cases in Spain and the USA, if more people bring the virus to Costa Rica, our health system could be overrun in days. Although it would have been nice to go birding in them, most of us are just staying home anyways and it’s better to protect the health of park employees in any case.

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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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Birds and Us starts with Birkhead’s visit to Cueva del Tajo de las Figuras, located in Andalusia, Spain and the Neolithic bird paintings on its walls. Common Guillemot research at Skomer Island, Wales.

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Back from the Second Birding Rally Challenge in Northern Peru

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The idea is that by engaging these communities, people would not only take pride and protect these sites, but also will see them as potential sources of revenue as visitors pay small entrance fees and spend money hiring services and purchasing goods from these communities. Little did we know we came in second to the last team.

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Summer Books for Kids (and the rest of us)

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Meanwhile, forts were built to protect the island from invaders, war broke out between Spain and the United States, and the island became a U.S. They start out in New York City, climbing a skyscraper to see a Peregrine Falcon, the world’s fastest-moving bird, diving at almost 200 miles an hour after a pigeon.