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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, Part 1

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Our bus ride to the train that would take us to the boat launch led through monoculture pineapple plantations being sprayed with pesticides that were not a pretty sight, but the view of the sun breaking through the clouds over the mountains (like in the picture above) was inspiring. Not only that, but we had a train ride to look forward to!

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Birding Lake Kerkini, Greece: Three Lazy Days

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Although the trains at the Thessaloniki-Alexandroupolis line seem to be few and far in between, they still stop at this village station turned into a restaurant. We also observed nests of Pygmy Cormorants , Dalmatian Pelicans , Little Egrets , Cattle Egret (with a chick), Squacco Heron , and Spoonbills.

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The Blood Pheasant

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One of the threats to the Blood Pheasant comes from overgrazing by cattle. But an excerpt from “Train to Kansas City”, a song also covered by the Shop Assistants. Or if you like Kansas City but dislike trains, you can listen to “ Kansas City ” by Okkervil River.

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Honey, I Shrunk The Dinosaurs!

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Whales emerge from within the larger group of mammals that includes cattle, deer, pigs, camels, with camels being the most deeply rooted. (So But if you were a biologist in training and you told your advisor you had a grant to study cows, and then took off on a boat to study whales, you would cause more confusion than necessary.

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Pasir Ris Park-Singapore

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We started our Singapore bird list at Pasir Ris and leaving the train station we were delighted to see several Cattle Egrets on the grass and several photographers. It would be a great location to visit if you only had a few hours in Singapore and wanted to go beyond the airport to go bird watching.

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AdMall’s Account Intelligence Helps Land Radio Branding Campaign

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Rural practices may specialize in large animal services and make house calls for cattle, horses or sheep. The industry is currently struggling to meet demand in some cases because the nation’s veterinary medicine training programs have limited capacity. Veterinarians study for four years to obtain a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

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Great Miami Winter Bird Count 2015

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The relentless train of winter storms and heavy snow may be partially to blame. Cattle Egret: 133. Many sporadic and irruptive winter visitors from further north made an appearance in Miami-Dade this past weekend despite forecasts to the contrary, including small flocks of American Robin, American Goldfinch, and Cedar Waxwing.

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