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APRIL 16, 2021

According to legend, Vinus the heron frequented the clay and limestone hills of the Hérault Valley in the Languedoc region of France, where he preferred dining on grapes grown on the hillside to fish fetched from the river.

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2018 Birds France Species 80

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APRIL 6, 2023

Dave Gosney’s Finding Birds Series covers mostly the Western Palearctic and describes birding in various regions of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, France, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, etc., with some additions, namely South Texas, The Gambia, and Goa (India).

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Greece Birds Macedonia Bulgaria 104

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APRIL 1, 2022

The 2018 Paraduxx is made mostly from Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller contributions from Zinfandel, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Syrah, and Cabernet Franc. I saw a few just last month, so it was nice to be able to pop open this bottle to celebrate the return of this fine-looking bird with a fine wine.

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2018 Ducks Birds Species 105

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JUNE 11, 2021

In France, the proverb is “ Quand il pleut à la Saint-Médard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard ” which is more or less equivalent to the traditional English saying: St Swithin’s day, if thou dost rain, for forty days it will remain. The earliest parts of the church date to the Anglo-Saxon era. Redouté, 7 vols. 1800 – 1819).

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Eagles Birds France Shelters 98

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MAY 13, 2022

But we do give the tough, barnyard fowl its due on occasion, most notably in these past posts discussing the chicken as a national symbol of France and its appearance on weathervanes. There’s not nearly as much symbolism to delve into with the playful gallery of poultry portraits that adorns Pluck Pluck Pluck.

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Birds Fowl Chickens Colorado 105

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MARCH 13, 2020

Though its origins aren’t known with great certainty, it likely comes from France, having been long documented in the Rhône valley. The wine spends four months aging in French and American oak barriques, from which it emerges with an aroma of dark berries and a hint of baking spice.

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2015 Portugal Birds North America 89

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JULY 20, 2009

This is a good thing. We've been overfishing the bluefish tuna to near-extinction along with many other species. I used to work for a seafood company and my current work still brings me in contact with the industry. Greedy, anti-government, and anti-regulation monstrosities.

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Endangered Species Marine Life Species France 100

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JUNE 2, 2022

King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was known for his hunting forays into this forest, only months prior to his assassination during a 1934 state visit to France. Photo by Surcin Municipality. During WWII, the forest was used as a base of the local Partisan squad (the communist resistance), hiding in subterranean shelters.

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Woodpeckers Serbia Eagles Birds 105

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Everything is fair game to gulls, as shown in this vintage advertisement for Paillette, a brewery in Normandy, France. Summer may be over, but beachgoers around the world know to keep an eye on anything edible or drinkable they may be enjoying at the beach – including their beers.

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Birds Connecticut Species France 119

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JUNE 21, 2019

This corner of southwest France is best known for its rich, dark reds, as well as Sauternes, the sweet, white wine produced from grapes affected by noble rot. The estate of Château de Colombe is in the village of Sainte-Colombe, a name it shares with many other places throughout France.

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2017 Birds France Feral 55

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APRIL 14, 2023

Eventually, by the middle of the book, Darlington’s wanderlust, and desire to see more of owl species that are scarce in Britain, send her onto the continent: for the Little Owl, to France (where birdwatchers, she says, are decidedly unpopular; the French prefer shooting birds to hunting them nonviolently); to Southern Spain and then Finland for the (..)

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Barn Owls Owls Serbia Species 45

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MAY 12, 2013

You can see the bill in action on the following images, taken in the Camargue, southern France, in January 2013. Make sure to check back all Pink Bird Weekend long as we delve into every possible pulchritudinous pink bird we can think of… Birds flamingos France Pink Bird Weekend' So I guess I’ll believe it. Of course not!

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Birds Whales Whaling France 93

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MAY 10, 2013

The comprehension – or rather revelation – came this January during a trip to southern France’s Camargue where Greater Flamingos can be considered a part of the landscape. Below, you can see a picture of a Greater flamingo in flight, taken at France’s Camargue this January. Of course not!

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Birds France Vet Breeding 87

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FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Most of them based in a single attractive, historic, and easily walkable city or town, my tours, under VENT’s Birds, Nature, and Culture rubric, always see plenty of birds: hoopoes and rollers in France, Great Bustards and bean geese in Germany, Fulvous Owls and Black-capped Swallows in Guatemala are just a few examples.

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Birds Geese Pelicans Guatemala 98

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MAY 12, 2022

Second note: Inner Mongolia has a land area larger than that of France and Germany combined, and I only spent one week there. Still, after I used modern software to turn the originally black-and-white photos into colored ones, some of them may still be worth looking at). So, to claim that I birded Inner Mongolia is a massive exaggeration.

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Mongolia Birds Hedgehogs Owls 104

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OCTOBER 9, 2010

The two-month operation involved national enforcement agencies in six tiger-range countries (China, India, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam) and was coordinated by INTERPOL's Environmental Crime Program at its headquarters in Lyon, France.

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Tigers Endangered Species International Fund For Animal Welfare IFAW 100

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JULY 12, 2018

Corey will remain local, birding in Queens and rooting for France. I and my family will endeavor to stay calm on the road to central Ohio, where we’ll be spending the weekend with more family. How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Visiting the continent after the end of most of the autumn migration meant that the number of bird species I could see in northern France, Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria was much reduced. As I mentioned last week, my wife, son, and daughter-in-law spent much of the month of October in Europe.

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Geese Species Birds Austria 73

Critter News

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Some employees from firms in Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland had "puppy killer" and "scum" daubed on their houses. The campaign also used tactics such as false allegations of paedophilia against managers of the supply companies, and posting sanitary towels to their homes saying the blood was contaminated with the AIDS virus.

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Animal Rights Animal Animal Cruelty Europe 100

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

The plot in 1943 to drop the birds into German-occupied France is revealed in newly declassified MI5 files released by the National Archives. Interesting story out of the BBC. British spy chiefs drew up secret plans to use pigeons to spread false rumours about the impending D-Day landings.

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Birds France Germany 100

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MARCH 5, 2009

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~ Anatole France.

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France Animal Tagged 100

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Below, Common Cranes soar over Chateau Chenonceau in France. The result appears to be a chance to birdwatch as you never have before—namely, from the perspective of fellow birds. How cool is that? Above, Snow Geese approach the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Both images by John Downer Productions and courtesy of PBS/Nature.

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Birds Geese Downers South America 95

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MARCH 1, 2017

If there’s one common theme to this week’s bird news items, it’s their collective bizarreness: The eagle has landed—on the drone, as France trains birds to take out drones that stray into restricted airspace.

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Birds Penguins Eagles Zoos 40

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NOVEMBER 17, 2008

France began circulating a draft resolution on Monday that would temporarily authorize an additional 3,085 troops and police officers for the peacekeeping mission in the Congo to protect civilians in the eastern part of the country. The rebels insist the gorillas are safe. “We We are protecting them,” said Babu Amani, a rebel spokesman.

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Congo Gorillas Protection New York Times 100

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

For example, the main article states that “At Lac de Grand Lieu, W France, birds commute 2–38 km between colony and feeding territories.” (I know, easy to say for a German after having lost a couple of world wars, but still true). The HBW also has some interesting details about the Grey Heron.

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Birds Species LACS Blackbirds 105

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

… Have I seen a Corn Crake… maybe in France? No, I’d remember that, I didn’t see that many birds in France. Instead, I stare at my phone while my brain goes through something like this, “Corn Crake? Is that even possible? Isn’t it a Eurasian bird?… What if it’s an escapee?

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New York Birds North America Feral Cats 75

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MAY 11, 2013

Make sure to check back all Pink Bird Weekend long as we delve into every possible pulchritudinous pink bird we can think of… Birds courtship flamingos France Pink Bird Weekend' Of course not!

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Birds France Battery 2013 89

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

Is this the same individual that tracked south through Britain and France in Autumn 2009? Irene didn’t bring much in the way of passerines though a single Yellow Warbler cheered up the French briefly by allowing itself to be trapped in a reedbed in France on 30th August.

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Birds Estonia Ireland France 103

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MARCH 22, 2019

Mary, as the duke’s only child, was named heir and worked quickly to arrange a marriage aligning her imperiled realm with the powerful House of Habsburg in August of that year, a union that denied Burgundian inheritance to the infuriated Valois monarchy of France and ensured centuries of enmity between France and the Habsburgs.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

At the London Zoo, three female gorillas gussy up for a visit from a handsome male gorilla brought in from nearby France. A new captive breeding program may be the cats’ last hope. If the matchmaking goes well, the zoo hopes to welcome its first baby gorilla in more than 20 years. And Kenya boasts a unique orphanage … for elephants!

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Leopards Pandas Zoos Gorillas 100

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 6, 2009

They carry USA, Germany, Brazil, England, France, Italy and more. Little Fanaticos has all kinds of team jerseys, so even if USA isn’t your favorite, you will probably be able to find your team. They would make a really cute Halloween costume too, don’t you think? They make shopping and shipping a breeze too!

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Dogs Animal Brazil Italy 100

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

The estate of Jean de la Fontaine in Hauts-de-France produces a brut Champagne named L’Eloquente with a very Gallic chicken silhouette on the label, and South Australia’s Bird in Hand winery makes sparkling wines as well. I know there are a few out there, but none that have been available to me locally.

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Birds Fowl Chickens France 45

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MARCH 3, 2012

Because of all the places it could have called its winter home, it chose the Rhine separating Huningue and Weil am Rhein, the border triangle of Switzerland, France and Germany. I know birders who have done this, and it is an exercise in boredom.

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Ducks Birds North America Germany 70

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MAY 3, 2013

Birding Birds Destinations France La Reserve Ornithologique du Teich wildlife rehabilitation' From the middle of the melee a man glared up at us, as if he suspected we were secretly rooting for Spain. “ I cried, holding up my hands. We’re just here for the oiseaux!”.

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Birds Wildlife Rehabilitation Spain Wildlife 91

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APRIL 3, 2020

The invention of the famous plague doctor costume is attributed to Charles de L’Orme, the chief physician to Louis XIII of France, in 1630.

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Farming Birds New York Europe 97

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

In the Old World, Horned (Slavonian) Grebe breeds in a wide belt stretching from Scandinavia to Kamchatka and it spends winters along sea coasts, from Japan to China and from Norway to France, plus the Adriatic and the Black Sea (west and east of the Balkans, respectively).

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