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Freeze-birding down the Danube

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A shot or two coming from the opposite bank, but they do not sound like geese shooting – more like boar hunting. A goose hunt sounds like a WWII battle. Scanning the water for rarer species… S. We counted more than 35 of them, relaxed and fearless, clearly not hunted. Easy – it is forbidden to hunt at night.

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The interesting habits of Harris’s Hawks

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They have adapted a form of communal living, to the point of cooperative hunting techniques. This way of hunting has proven to be very successful, as sometimes there are as many as 7 birds all working together. harrisi can be found in southern Texas, Eastern Mexico and much of Central America.

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What is the National Bird of Aruba?

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The Aruban Burrowing Owl hunts primarily from the ground, hopping and running after lizards, insects, and small mammals. Burrowing Owls, whose range extends into Mexico, the United States, and South America, can live in varied habitats , including deserts and grasslands, golf courses and airports, agricultural fields and vacant lots.

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Big Ticks; What Was Your Last New Family?

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Not that I don’t enjoy seeing new species myself, it’s just that they are an easy target and I am nothing if not lazy and mean spirited. Here in New Zealand te only potential big tick would be a lost vagrant painted snipe, and we’ve already established that I don’t enjoy that kind of vagrant hunting.

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