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Baihualing – The Trequel

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The Latin species name is dissimilis (different, unlike), possibly because the female looks quite different from the male (though based on that explanation, dissimilis would have to be a very common species name). There are 7 species of them, and according to eBird, you can see 5 of them at Baihualing. Then it is tame.

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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

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That’s because this fascinating part-Caribbean, part-south American country holds well over 800 species of avifauna making it without doubt one of my top three countries in all of the continent to visit. Ok, maybe not the vampire bat…but some of the more “cuddly” species are actually quite easy to see.

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State of the Birds, Halloween Edition

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Now, some species of nighthawk have done excellent work. Along with their colleagues the bitterns they are industry leaders in making unnerving noises in swamps at night. Many species of rail are also masters of the art of scuttling, perennially rated one of the top three scariest methods of locomotion.

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

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There are the endemics, which are odd in their own way, and then there introduced species, which are so varied in their type and origin that you get the feeling you’ve arrived at the aftermath of a small zoo that escaped. What is surprising is quite how many species did end up here, and how economically unimportant they were.

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Homage to Catalonia

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In a warm Catalonian March (I was about to say Spanish, but among quite a few flags, I haven’t seen a single Spanish one), Barcelona was filled with sunlight and full of Rose-ringed and Monk Parakeets , two charming but alien and invasive species. The road follows the riverbank overgrown with reeds. Steve answers: Bonelli’s Eagle !

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Catalonian Spring

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In a warm Catalonian March (I was about to say Spanish, but among quite a few flags, I haven’t seen a single Spanish one), Barcelona is filled with sunlight and full of Rose-ringed and Monk Parakeets , two charming but alien and invasive species. The road follows the riverbank overgrown with reeds. Steve answers: Bonelli’s Eagle !

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“Dog Days and Poisons” – Collective Arts Brewing: Mash Up the Jam

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In an ever-changing industry obsessed with trends, “sour is the new hoppy” has been the new maxim. I suspect this will be the first and last time we’ll see a beer featuring this species, an introduced Old-World songbird best known in North America from its St. Louis, Missouri population. That is, unless some St.