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Rwanda Dreaming

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When you compare the species richness not per country, but per square kilometre, that is when you get a more realistic picture, and then those tiny tropical countries rightfully stand out in the spotlights. Add to this the fact that the road is being serviced by public transport. Mongabay.com has done exactly that.

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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

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High school graduates would not only know birds, but would also be more aware of the native plants, insects, fish, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians that inhabit the woodlots, grassy fields, sea cliffs, and other habitats around their homes. They would know the local streams, lakes, and marshes.

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Crossbill Guide to Extremadura: A Review

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wonderful images and well-written text transport the author’s love for the geography, geology, history and habitats of the region. So complex is this relationship that scientists are still debating exactly how many different species of Crossbill actually exist. The guide has three main (colour-coded) sections: - Landscape.

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The Smell of Napalm in the Morning

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The majority are clearly Mallards , followed by Garganeys , with one and possibly more Green-winged Teals , also Ferruginous Ducks … Surprises among them are one Common Shelduck , a species that most likely breeds some 15 mi from here (and my first shelduck of the year) and an even greater surprise: two Eurasian Wigeons.

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, Part 1

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Other species I was looking forward to as possibilities included Anhingas , Magnificent Frigatebirds , and seeing as the sun was supposed to shine, some raptors soaring. Creatures like another species of monkey, White-headed Capuchin , Cebus capucinus , which are also known as White-faced Capuchins. It turned out to be pretty cool.

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Birding across the north of Australia in July

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On other occasions we would encounter numerous caravans being towed or large trucks up to 54 metres long transporting fuel or cattle and we would wisely leave the bitumen if it was not a full width road and let the larger vehicles pass. We also encountered water monitors and a variety of other smaller reptiles. Fuel sign at Borroloola.

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