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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

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Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? The Crowned Hornbill is among those hornbills in which during incubation the female seals herself into a tree cavity using her own droppings. The Black Heron – besides looking rather cool, though not really very black – also has an interesting fishing technique. UysI and G.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

10,000 Birds

Audubon’s Hog Island Audubon Camp attracts birders of all skills levels every summer and Acadia National Park, Monhegan Island, Machias Seal Island, and Scarborough Marsh are nationally known birding hotspots. There are 461 species on the Maine checklist.

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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

10,000 Birds

And whether the return is a permanent one or not remains to be seen as those factors sealing my fate as a regular contributor are still binding me to this day. You see, in German we have three distinct words for different groups of owls. The eagle-owls of the genus Bubo are all called “Uhu“. You know, cavity breeders.

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