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Birding the “Utterly Peaceful Moorland” – Sumapaz NP Colombia

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I caught traveler’s diarrhea four days ago in the jungle (Imodium to the rescue, but just barely). Although paramos can’t boast of having a high species count, nevertheless they easily compensate for that with very singular and most interesting species. Oh yeah, I almost forgot. The paramo was starting to reveal its curiosities.

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Birding Under the Influence: A Book Review

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Although you know from the beginning that Dorian will end up with 618 species, there is suspense as he searches for skulkers like Black Rail, rarities like Rufous-back Robin, and his trip nemesis, Pacific Golden Plover.

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Blinded Turtle Finds New Home in Aquarium

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I'm not posting this because of the rescue (which is a good thing), but because of HOW this turtle was blinded. The aquarium said it hoped Homer would help raise awareness about the plight of his species. The Archelon rescue centre in Greece previously looking after Homer believes this is what happened to him.

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Adorable Little Tomtits

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Tomtits are not a species I have ever talked much about on this blog. They were present in Karori Sanctuary but have declined as other species have prospered. They are a widespread species that shows quite a bit of variation: there are five subspecies that are quite distinctive. I’m not actually sure why this is.

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Birding Before Hurricane Irma

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Still, I knew the winds of the hurricane could bring interesting bird species, so I ventured out Saturday morning, a day and a half before the meat of the storm made it up to northern Florida. Despite the rough weather – and rougher still to come – I tallied over 20 species. Two Willets ready to fly.

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How To Help A Baby Bird

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The adults of most species will still care for the chicks no matter how much you touch them. If you cannot find the nest or it’s too destroyed, do not try and raise a chick this young. It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. Do not worry about touching the baby birds.

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Rare Tee Clothing

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Their mission is to raise awareness on threatened and endangered species through their fun and contemporary apparel. I also loved that Rare Tee donates $1 per t shirt to wildlife conservation, with current donations going to Audubon Society to help provide volunteers for wildlife rescue and clean up for the Gulf Oil Spill.

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