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St. Michael’s summer birding along the Danube in Serbia

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And I do not see any bird either, it was only my bird-compass telling me this is a place to stop. It is the largest woodpecker in Europe (to describe its size, I’ll tell you that Goldeneyes breed in the holes this pecker makes). Although the soil is visibly moist, there is no water flowing now.

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Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage

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4 Responses to “Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage&# Laura Brown Mar 17th, 2011 at 7:16 am Sadly, here in Europe there have been continuous attempts to wipe out the introduced Ruddy Ducks, due to their habit of cross-breeding with rare White-Headed Ducks. I understand the rationale behind it, but it’s still sad.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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Originally from India and the vicinity, it is believed that they had already undergone two major expansions – through Asia Minor in the 1600s, and then across Europe in the 1900s – when they first appeared in North America. Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

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Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed

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OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Birders the length and breadth of the continent salivating over the prospect of spring migration, hirundines, warblers, waders, scarce, rare; the excitement of that first Wheatear or Sand Martin is almost tangible.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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Of the Central Flyway states, Nebraska alone holds out in protecting the cranes, having proven by its longstanding Festival of the Cranes in Kearney that a crane is worth infinitely more alive and purring in the sky with its family than thudding, broken and bleeding, into a cornfield. Thanks for visiting! The proposal from U.S.

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Autumn colours

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By collecting data and following individual birds it is possible to provide data to both governments and environmental groups to help protect the habitat both here and overseas into the future. She has lived in the Middle East and the United States and traveled extensively in Europe. Thanks for visiting!

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A Problem with Gulls

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It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting! The proposal from U.S.

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