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The Final Days of the Danube backwaters in Belgrade: Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is coming to Serbia

10,000 Birds

Whenever I come here, I am focused on birds, but I have had some good mammal sighting as well: a roe deer swimming across a pond (only its head and antlers visible), a pair of otters playing in the water, a curious (young?) Yet, the primary job of Beljarica is not to support eagles and otters, but to control the floods.

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An April Weekend of New York City Birding

10,000 Birds

Besides, suffering brings birds, right? Watching Desi experience the world is always a great way to cheer up, and seeing him go goggle-eyed over brightly colored fish, sea otter, and walrus was…wait, what’s that little yellow bird in the walrus enclosure? What the? It can’t be! PRAIRIE WARBLER !!!