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The Famous Grouse: Smoky Black Blended Scotch Whisky

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But seeing as the month is also bookended by Hogmanay and Burns Night, we’ll gladly take the opportunity to visit– in spirits, at least – the rugged Celtic landscapes of Scotland and Ireland where whisky was born and – with luck – have a look at the birds that inhabit them. He’s even been given a name: Gilbert. . Gilbert: The Famous Grouse.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

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It is mostly a question of economics – raising just one is troublesome enough given the resources required to feed and educate the chick. It is kind of interesting, actually, and about the Norman invasion of Ireland. I wonder if male eBird employees ever call their girlfriends “modestly attractive”?

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