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Come@me:Cameras with AA batteries are the best

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The Kodak Tele-ektralite 20 was made in Canada and had two lenses and they were 22mm and 44mm. Despite the disadvantage of not being able to take many photos or having to wait for the photos to be developed you did not need to worry about batteries, because they were all manually operated. My current AA battery camera.

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EU Bans Battery Cages

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1, 2012, egg-laying hens across many European countries will live with fewer discomforts: The European Commission has officially implemented its ban on battery cages, the notoriously cramped cages used by many egg farmers and criticized by animal rights proponents and veterinarians who call them cruel and harmful to the birds' welfare.

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Consolidation of Egg Industry

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and Canada are actively opposing battery cages. Proposed amendments to Canada’s Criminal Code have egg companies there worried. Some 200 companies have an average flock size of one million hens in a single location, with the top 60 companies producing 85% of all eggs.

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Review of iBird Ultimate 7.2

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You can easily scroll through the 940 species of bird included, which covers the United States (including Hawaii) and Canada. A nice touch is the option to view the app with black print on a white background or, if you want to save battery life and not illuminate the entire area, you can use it with white print on a black background.

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Happy Global Big Day from Costa Rica!

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How can we say that magic is a farce when the May blossoms are backdropping bright, breeding plumaged Canadas , Magnolias , Chestnut-sideds , chocolate Bay-breasteds , and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks ? When a new morning greets us with a symphony of wood-warblers, thrushes, and other spring birds?

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Week 26: San juan Islands

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That, and 10 days back on the way was going to be a great to recharge the batteries after a long round-the-world trip. A pair Bald Eagles were doing fly-bys over our heads , and there were Belted Kingfishers, Canada Geese , A pair of Mallards, and three Great Blue Herons. Here is a small group shot of those Purple Martins.

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2015 Queens County Birdf Club Big Sit Results

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We chose the Battery Harris Platform at Fort Tilden, along the barrier beaches of the Rockaway Pensinsula in Queens, because it affords a great view of both the bay and the ocean, as well as a wide expanse of dune scrub habitat. But what, exactly, is a Big Sit? The hawk flight was not large but we did see quite a few species of raptors.

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