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Not enough Woodpeckers

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It is hard to imagine any birder not liking woodpeckers – they are the “motherhood and apple pie” of the avian world. The Bearded Woodpecker (Mkuze, South Africa) does not really look any more bearded than many other woodpeckers. It is the most widespread woodpecker in Africa, claims the HBW.

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DDT, oil spills, and a wall.

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southern border; and set regulations to waive environmental laws for building on public lands. But birds can fly so they’ll be fine, right? Gila Woodpecker. S ierra Club Environmental Impact Brochure – with the list of laws being waived. The Border Wall. Photo courtesy of © KristaSchlyer.com. 27, August 2018, Vol.

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Week 20: Doha, and on to Scotland!

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This leg of the trip was for the most part all about my father-in-law. That does not mean that we can’t make a stop or two along the way, right? Set right in the middle of a nice mix of brush, mature trees and agricultural areas, this place was loaded with birds. I mean he waited 76 years, what’s a couple more days?

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ABA-Area Bird Number 500!

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Because I have birded southern California in winter several times there weren’t any of the normally occurring birds that I could get within easy reach of my in-laws house in Orange County. Permission to use the car was obtained from the brother-in-law and permission to be missing until 10 AM was obtained from Daisy.

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What is the National Bird of Denmark?

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So far as I can determine the swan was not officially granted status as the national bird of Denmark by law but by a popular vote held by either Danish Television or Denmark Radio. Wicked, right? OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Hat-tip to Stella.

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The Smell of Napalm in the Morning

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Beljarica floodplain, from the Danube at the left to the embankment at the right hand side. Other species of special significance are herons and egrets (this is very important foraging area), Ferruginous Duck, as well as Lesser Spotted and European Green Woodpeckers , Spotted Flycatcher and the Icterine Warbler.

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Thrashing XXX

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In the right season, with a little luck, we often find it, and sometimes it perches high and long enough that we can admire its scimitar of a bill, its stern face pattern, and even the patch of rusty red on the undertail that gives the species its English and its scientific names. Following a detour to Harvard Law School, he took the Ph.D.

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