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Powerful Owl in the Royal Botanical Gardens-Sydney

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We had not observed a Powerful Owl since we were living in Portland, Victoria for a few months in 2009, so once the opportunity arose to go looking for one at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney we took it! The Royal Botanical Gardens are a huge area to explore and easily accessed by public transport. Owl pellet.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

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I’m to the point that I wish all the Snowy Owls in the US this winter would head back north. There’s been some confusing info because Project SNOWStorm also captured and put a transmitter on a first winter female Snowy Owl around the same time in the same area. As Tracey Ullman said at the end of her show, “Go home!

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This Week in Bird(ing) News: Orange Is the New Beak, and a Dead Parrot (No Joke!)

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Then you might benefit from a new program training birding guides. Peep the new “ugly” baby ibis at the UK’s Kirkleatham Owl Centre. The first bird feathers may have been for showiness more than transportation. Then you’ll want to check out this new book. Or maybe you’re visiting Belize, Guatemala, Paraguay, or the Bahamas?

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Layover in Singapore

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Have a small amount of Singaporean dollars to pay for taxis, trains and drinks. Taxi v SMRT – The SMRT is the excellent, clean, safe, reliable, cheap transport system of Singapore. Spotted Wood-owl. Near the train station, within 500m are shops and restaurants.

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