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Seeing Sociable Lapwing in Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan – May 2009 After our excellent time at the Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve we bid a fond farewell to its gorgeous grassy terrain and made our way to a location where Sociable Lapwing were known to breed.

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Huge Flock of Sociable Lapwings in Kazakhstan

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The largest flock of the critically endangered Sociable Lapwing to be seen in Kazakhstan since 1939 was spotted by researchers from ACBK (the Kazakhstan BirdLife International affiliate) on 16 August. Good news !

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Where Tulips Come From (It Ain’t Holland)

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Kazakhstan, May 2009 During the two days spent out in the steppe in Kazakhstan I couldn’t help but notice the sheer number of flowers that dotted the grassy steppe. Was it part of some gigantic-scale gardening project planned by the Soviets when Kazakhstan was a part of the USSR?

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We need to talk about your life list

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Before we turn our attention to your various bird lists, let me tell you a story about some wheatears of the genus Oenanthe that are found in Kazakhstan’s Mangghystau province. The species has [drum roll] a mysterious morph that’s funny in a peculiar way and largely restricted to the southwest of Kazakhstan.

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Being a Tolai Hare’s life Human

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Such has frequently been the case in my survey area deep within Kazakhstans barren Mangghystau province, and the most memorable reverse-lifer experience has been with a Tolai Hare just recently. Mammals Kazakhstan rabbits' The Tolai Hare to me is not a hare, it is more of a miracle. Wait, what was that trick she told me?

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Russia Bans Canadian Seal Imports!

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The other two neighbors that banned them are Kazakhstan and Belarus). Great news! But I'm not exactly sure why RUSSIA would ban them. Apparently, some claim about 90 percent of Canadian sales are to Russia. Russia does have its own seal hunt, but apparently they banned killings of animals under one year old.

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Caspian Gull: The continental gull

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Things get a bit confusing however once we move 2,500 km (or 1,500 miles) east across Kazakhstan towards the foothills of the Altai mountains. This is lake Bukhtarma in far eastern Kazakhstan. All is well on the following images: the coast of the Caspian Sea, and the gulls of the Caspian Sea – Caspian Gulls.