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Swarovski Skills Camp, or men and their toys

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It was also great to finally travel overseas again, meet a lot of people I did not know (and some I did), to be in a new country… and not just the new country, but its best birding area, where almost all local hotspots are yellow (150+ species) and several are ochre (200+ sp.), impressive for Central Europe.

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The most important book about European birds in this century

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Despite all that sun, I have spent days in a darkened Museu Blau on a pan-European bird atlassing workshop hosted by the Catalan Ornithological Institute. European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 presents information on all species reported to breed in the study period (2013 to 2017) and some with more uncertain breeding status.

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Birding Kabul, Afghanistan

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I am only including them in this post to give you my real-life Kabul experience … Four species are the most easily seen in the few urban parks (into which women are not actually allowed to enter – I am not sure about female birds). We will establish a series of online workshops, trainings, and seminars for young women.

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Out Birding to Help an Endemic Sparrow in Costa Rica

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Listed as Near Threatened, this charismatic species has a tiny distribution restricted to central Costa Rica, especially in the Central Valley. Over a few years, I have already seen several places where I watched this species, even showed this species to visiting birders, bulldozed and prepared for housing. Check out the video!

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Birding crème de la crème: Africa – Ngorongoro Crater to Queen Elizabeth II National Park

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Geographic patterns of species richness for birds (1,558 species) in East Africa at 0.25° resolution (blue indicates low species richness, while brown indicates high species richness). SERVIR Africa Workshop. Kenya 1 Lake Nakuru National Park with 506 so far eBirded species Uganda 1 Queen Elizabeth II NP 585 sp.

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

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The workshops , and mentoring and networking events are not particularly relevant, and I skipped them. He modeled likely future suitable habitats in a climate change scenario for a number of bird species of conservation concern. Thus, birds may be moving from protected areas to unprotected areas, creating a conservation mismatch.

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Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide–A Book Review

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On the other hand, if I were to engage in actually drawing and painting birds, I think I would have to start with an actual in-person workshop, not even on bird art specifically, but an introductory course, just to get me familiar with the basics. Then again, I would not dream of attempting creating a block print without taking a workshop.

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