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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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How much do you know about owls? I’ve been fortunate to encounter many owls in my birding life, sometimes because I’m looking for them, sometimes happily by happenstance. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read. I don’t think so.

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Tawny Frogmouth family

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The Rest Areas offer shelter and you can easily erect a small tent up under the shelter and refrain from adding the outer waterproof cover, so you can at least keep the temperature in your tent around 29c (84f) overnight. Tawny Frogmouth family-5th February. Tawny Frogmouth family.

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

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I come from a large family: five sisters, two brothers and almost everyone has kids. Most of my family lives in Indiana, but thanks to social media we can easily keep in touch. Case in point: some of my family members have become active with feral cat colony organizations. “They don’t want to be inside.

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Birding – While Camping – North Lake State Park, Greene County, New York

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This past weekend I was disconnected from the internet, stuck in the woods without electricity, reduced to sleeping in a shelter made of fabric, and cooked meals over an open fire. That’s right, I, along with my family and some really good friends, was camping. We spent our days swimming, hiking, playing, and relaxing.

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Tawny Frogmouth nesting

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The first impression you may get when you observe a Tawny Frogmouth is that it is some sort of Owl , because it can look similar. Tawny Frogmouths are actually more closely related to the Nightjar family. Looking across from the shelter we observed a tree beside the road that had an oddness about its shape.

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Danum Valley: Simply the Best

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Almost as soon as we left the grounds we came a cross a feeding flock of Pygmy Ibon , a minute type of white-eye (already a small family), and then a handful of bizarre looking Dusky Broadbills (they look like they are manically grinning) perched over a river. Oh, there were Buffy Fish-owls. Did I mention them?

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Mega Rarity Tour of New Zealand – Extinction Special

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This outstanding member of the wattlebird family is unique among songbirds in having different shaped beaks for each of the sexes. We’ll also keep our eyes open for several members of the New Zealand wren family. The sheltered bays of the Coromandel are home to another endemic, the Southern Merganser. Laughing Owl.