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Binocular snobbery

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Many years ago I interviewed Barbara Young, then the newly recruited chief executive of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), for an article for The Daily Telegraph. These binoculars were made at Leica’s factory in Portugal. With hindsight this wasn’t a great move.

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Birding Lodges – Part 2 – Punta Cana Resort & Club

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Universities like Harvard, Columbia and Cornell regularly use the research facility. • Explore These Related Posts Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida Veraguan Mango – Panama’s ex-endemic Finding Island Scrub-jays Snail Kites, Limpkins and Escargot.Or

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds.

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Companhia das Lezírias ‘Tyto alba’ Vinhas Protegidas Tinto (2013)

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As part of the project, Companhia das Lezírias erected nest boxes throughout its property, leading to a sizable breeding population of Barn Owls – which, of course, provides the vineyard with proficient and relentless protection of its grapes from rodents. Good birding and happy drinking! Four out of five feathers (Excellent).

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