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Greater Rheas: Germany’s new Big Bird

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It is not unusual to drive by a farm building and see a bunch of Greater Rheas on the farm’s fenced-in pasture next to sheep or goats. Birding Birds Germany Invasive Species Week South America' So batten down the hatches, strap on your helmet, and prepare to be invaded!

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Bota Box: Nighthawk Black Red Wine Blend

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Bota Box takes its name from the bota , a Spanish leather wineskin traditionally lined with a goat bladder and sealed with resin. This modern version probably doesn’t incorporate the traditional goat bladder. Undoubtedly to some people the new cardboard container represents a vast improvement over tradition.

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Migration Up North, Migration in Costa Rica

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All on Goat Island, the special place that separates the cataracts into the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls, and the place where I began my birding. I don’t have a Goat Island in Costa Rica but I do have plenty of places where I can see hundreds of bird species.