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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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The distinctive shape of the antlers is typical of stags in Central Spain An impressive multi-pointed Red Deer stag , photographed in Norfolk where such big stags are not unusual thanks to good feeding When birding abroad, I’ve seen Roe in many different countries, from France to Greece.

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The top-5 birds of 2018

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The year 2018 started with the rare Lesser White-fronted Goose , closely followed by Red-breasted Goose , Red-crested Pochard and Greater Flamingo , all at the incredible Lake Kerkini National Park in northern Greece: “Seeing a parked 4×4 and a national park biologist Kostas Papadopoulos scoping the flats… What is he looking at?

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Brewery Ommegang: Idyll Days Pilsner

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Of course, there may very well have been fowl-inspired weathervanes in ancient Greece and Rome. Operating out of a former hop farm since 1997, Ommegang is well regarded for its dedication to Belgian beer styles, but it’s nice to see the brewery venture outside of the traditions of Flanders and Wallonia on occasion with a release like this.

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The Six Good Birds of Christmas

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I observed my first GS eagles in India some 8 years ago, then the first for Europe in Greece only last December , and finally I have them in my home country list. Usually only several birds overwinter in Serbia – the biggest count ever was less than 10.

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Spotting scope review: Swarovski 25-60×65 STX

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I bought my first 20 years ago from some Russian on the seashore in Greece, but have not used it much because of rather dark images (I even took it to India with me – and didn’t use it even once). winter waterfowling at fish farms), but always preferred to leave it behind. This is not my first spotting scope.

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Definitively the Egyptians!

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In short, the accepted view used to be that a small breeding population of Egyptian Vultures inhabited Southern Africa, but has vanished facing the spread of towns, roads and farms. The work is expected to take two months, after which the killer line will be removed.

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Collaborative list – May 2019

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These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Chomes–Calle San Agustín and farms. Sakule fish farm (Jer Lake). enta fish farm.

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