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Raptors of Mexico and Central America: A Book Review

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Wheeler, Raptors of Mexico and Central America has a two-part structure: (i) Plates—artwork by Schmitt on the right, detailed plumage descriptions on the left; (ii) Species Accounts—two to six page descriptions of each species with photographs and range maps. Here’s a sample of Plate 30, Bat Falcon and Orange-Breasted Falcon (pp.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

10,000 Birds

The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. So, the best way to find a leopard is to find the kill. It was a fresh kill, and though it might take hours, the observers knew that eventually the leopard was going to come back for his breakfast. And, there were birds.