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Smart and Getting Smarter

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I decided to watch the Raccoon for a while and noticed something peculiar… It wasn’t foraging for food… it was testing various pieces of wood by pushing down on them, then moving on to the next one. I thought to myself “strange, I didn’t know they ate kelp.”

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50 Top Birding Sites in Kenya review

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One of the big advantages of 50 Top Birding Sites in Kenya is that it was written by a local birder who has clearly visited most of the sites many times and has an insider’s type of knowledge, as opposed to a somewhat superficial knowledge collected en route by visiting birders. The only thing left for me is to test this guide within Kenya.

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Osprey Cam

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This is my first season with the ranch, and I’m very excited to being putting some of my theories about nest cams into practice.

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Birding without Binos at Petra

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This is thought to be the cup from which Jesus Christ drank during the Last Supper, which was then used to collect Jesus’s blood at the crucifixion. Lower down, wherever water collected and sunlight reached down, were wildflowers and European Greenfinches taking advantage of the water. The Treasury is shown behind them.

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“Peacocks and Picathartes: Reflections on Africa’s Birdlife”

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Among the 23,000 vertebrate specimens collected by the six-year expedition were many birds, but on returning to New York two years later, it became clear that none of their skins sported a feather remotely like the one Chapin had acquired. “But Curious as to the plume’s origins, the American immediately asked if he could keep it.

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Finca Luna Nueva Lodge: Biodynamic, Bird-rich Ecolodge

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However, the owners’ collective commitment to certified organic biodynamic agriculture not only produces incredibly fresh and delicious ingredients for the kitchen but ensures that birds will find the property irresistable. You don’t mind spending time with Collared Aracaris , do you?

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All Is Not Lost

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A recent local news article says its current maximum depth is 60 cm/2 feet, although I didn’t test this statement.) This lake is often choked with Water Hyacinth, and rarely offers more than American Coots , Pied-billed Grebes , and a collection of Grebes and Herons.

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