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Loner, Drifter: More on the Hoary Bat

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The species ranges north well into Canada in the summer months, but in the winter they make for the southern coasts or down to Mexico. Migration makes them vulnerable to straying: Accidental Hoary Bats have been found as far afield as Bermuda and Iceland. Shoot, it’s not working! So the Hoary Bat is migratory.

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Birding the Cyclades: My my, how can I resist you?

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A range of hills protects the cove from the eastern wind, yet, the bushes are swaying in the rythm of it. Nick finds a bird-shaped protrusion at the top of the rock – Black-eared Wheatear , not exactly a species I expect to observe from a boat deck. The Sun already sets and I haven’t seen a new species in a while.

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