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A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of Seychelles by Chris Mason-Parker

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A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of Seychelles is a lightweight, 196 pages of a pocket-sized and easy-to-carry book suitable for a general nature lover, but also for birders as a second, wider-orientation guide, next to the Field Guide to the Birds of Seychelles.

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A Birder’s Guide to U.S. Federal Public Lands

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Birders know that some of the finest birding locations in the country are on federal land , which include national parks , wildlife refuges , forests , monuments , and seashores , among others. The eleven largest national wildlife refuges are also in Alaska, including Arctic NWR and Yukon Delta NWR , each more than 19 million acres.

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A Birder Attends a (Virtual) Ornithology Conference – Part II

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But I also dabbled in topics such as Snowy Owl eruptions, urban ornithology, window strikes, and eBird (of course). Fish and Wildlife Service talked about the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria on the wild populations of Puerto Rican Parrots. Tom White of the U.S.

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Birds and Bling

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Wildlife rehabilitators are not known for our bling. People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? And parrots =.”. My own parrots have taught me to avoid wearing jewelry unless I’m far from home. Wildlife rehab can be so metaphorical. Wow, I thought.

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Urban Birding in Costa Rica

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However, as with many other places throughout the globe, this small country also has its fair share of urban wildlife. As is typical of urban birding in Costa Rica, we had small flocks of this species fly over and good looks at the White-crowned Parrot , the other most common parrot in the valley. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 5)

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The Red-rumped Parrot is a ground-feeding parrot – one of its other names is grass parrot. While the Double-barred Finch is sometimes referred to as Bicheno’s finch or as the owl finch , a much nicer other name is owl finch, which is derived from the dark ring of feathers around the face ( source ).

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Post Apocalyptic Steampunk Birding

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Set in an abandoned oil refinery where wildlife is slowly regaining control save for the desperate attempts of golfers to retain all eighteen holes, industrial ghosts loom over rolling freshwater lakes bordered by fifty foot tall trees. Noisy Yellow-crowned Parrots indicated that it was time to stop the car and get out. Great Egret.

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