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European Call to End Bird Trapping

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From July 6-8, there was a European conference in Larnaca about illegal bird killing , organized by Terra Cypria. But the most talked about issue throughout was the ambelopoulia problem in Cyprus, with relevant presentations from the Game Fund, SBA Police, Terra Cypria and of course BirdLife Cyprus.&# That’s welcome news.

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The Breezy Point Snowy Owls and the Chaos They Caused

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And, of course, you rarely meet a photographer who doesn’t want to take a good close picture of a bright white owl. Snowy Owls are iconic birds. You rarely find a person – birder or non – who doesn’t want to take a good long look at a bright white owl.

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Don’t Feed The Birds!

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Of course, this doesn’t bother the birds but it does bother people. The former is worse than the latter, though in some jurisdictions both would actually be considered illegal. Of course,bird feeders should be cleaned regularly to prevent disease from being a problem. If so, please share it in the comments.

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Business Birding Basics – part II

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His collection was impressive and overwhelmingly illegal so he will remain unnamed too. Of course, the trip was a disaster. He did know all the little roads in the area and as he wasn’t a trapper but a breeder we asked him to show us the way.

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Count Your Chickens (In the Florida Keys)

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We can, of course, count wild, native, species. Of course, there are a lot more rules that apply to both birds that can and can’t be counted, and one of the most entertaining ways to get a bunch of birders to make a Facebook discussion thread go on forever is to innocently ask a question about some esoteric aspect of listing rules.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

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Of course, being a proud German, I prefer this thrush as its Latin species name is heinei for the German Jakob Gottlieb Ferdinand Heine (time was not precious in the olden days, and there were fewer forms to fill out, so people could afford to have much longer names). Like the figbird, it mostly feeds on fruit.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 2)

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Which of course is the perfect transition to that bird, the Common Myna. It is probably a rumor that writing a post about Australia and not mentioning kangaroos is illegal, but why take the risk? Well, a better transition than what I usually manage. The Common Myna is an aggressive invasive species.

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