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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

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Now we were in Finca Tres Equis, a family cocoa farm (if I understood well, it translates as Triple X Farm) and a private reserve of over 300 hectares, of which more than 70 percent is a forest, representing part of a Jaguar corridor. I came with 957, and started to collect my birds like an Acorn Woodpecker collects its nuts.

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The the mid year winners are….

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I happen to think the Crested Cara cara is one of the most beautiful birds in the falcon family. They stay here in Mexico despite the heat, and raise their families. This male hoped right up on the side of my hide. This Gila Woodpecker was one of the star attractions of last weeks posting.

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But…It’s a Canada Goose?

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Luis Gonzalez is a Miami resident and IT major who was originally born and raised in Cuba. The bird family that got his attention was originally the herons, egrets and other wading birds, but as time went on New World warblers, woodpeckers and ducks fueled the passion further. punch line to a bad birding joke, right?

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. A small range map is placed in the upper right/left hand corner showing summer, winter, resident, migration, and rare locations. I didn’t.). This is a fairly large book: 907 pages; 7.38

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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

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I’m happy to say that Laura Erickson and Marie Read have written a book, Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds , that is not too cute and that does not anthropomorphize. Part Two: The Family Live of Selected Species” describes and illustrates the family lives of 49 species in 25 chapters.

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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In what has become the modern-day traditional method of organization, species are listed and described on the left-hand page and illustrative plates are on the right. Each species is numbered, with the numbers referring to the illustrations on the right. Tintaya’s woodpeckers also nicely feature tree (and cactus!)

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Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline

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That is why it is such amazingly awesome news that the British Birdwatching Fair raised £242,000 to help conserve a species that could become the first recorded bird extinction in mainland Africa. Wicked, right? Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hat-tip to Stella.

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