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Grand River Brewery: 313 Polish Lager

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But our real drink of choice was Zywiec, the best-known brand of Polish beer, which was readily available in many New York City neighborhoods. And more importantly for us, unlike Zywiec, 313 Polish Lager features a bird: the orzel bialy , the white eagle that adorns the national coat of arms of Poland. An eagle (a White-tailed?)

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Birding on Steroids or the Kerkini Lake in 10 Pictures

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A quick check of the Collins 2 (I think American birders know this book as the “Birds of Europe”, but here, some branding mastermind has interconnected the company’s name and the book title) revealed that we are facing two Siberian Greylag Geese (race rubrirostris ). Picture 2: Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina.

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The Birds of Washington, DC

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The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History boasts an entire collection of skins of birds native to the DC area, from large Bald Eagles to tiny Eastern Screech Owls. Throngs of people had lined up on the rainy Sunday to see the brand new dinosaur and fossil exhibit, and it did NOT disappoint. An original John J.

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Dipping in Guyana

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I had long yearned of seeing a wild Harpy Eagle and was genuinely thrilled to hear about an active nest not too far from where we would be staying. Selfishly, I was a bit disappointed that the lack of water turned our two-hour commute via river to see the nest of the mighty Harpy Eagle into a no-go.

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7 Resolutions for Birding Costa Rica in 2021

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Time is relative but the first day of the first month of a brand new year also acts as a good moment for making birding resolutions. This is what a distant Black Hawk-Eagle looks like. In the birding realm, it means a new year list, beginning the year with winter birds, and planning trips for the next 12 months.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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At the far end of the lake stands a tall, dry tree with an eagle that we are struggling to determine and it remains a dark silhouette far too far. Somewhere below that mysterious eagle, at the far shore of the lake, lies one Bengal Tiger … and further to the right – two more! He has earned his tip.

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Birding St Lucia, South Africa

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An information for those Indian readers of the blog who only know “Kingfisher” as a brand of beer: It is also a bird family. The Southern Banded Snake-Eagle is listed as Near Threatened as there is only an estimated global population of 1000–3000 individuals. The Brown-hooded Kingfisher is one of them.