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Avian squatters at the end of Europe

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The Cuckoo Cuculus canorus has a bad reputation because of its habit of laying its eggs on the nests of other birds, who then raise their young. But in south-west Europe there is a bird that kicks out the sitting tenants and takes over the nest altogether. The post Avian squatters at the end of Europe first appeared on 10,000 Birds.

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The Collins Bird Guide, 3rd edition

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The Collins Bird Guide covers Europe, North Atlantic islands, much of North Africa and the Middle East. The 1st edition from 1999 was a complete revolution in just about everything, but predominantly the quality and realism of illustrations, showing what a field guide could be and seriously raising the threshold for other publishers.

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Xena

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Normally she would be living somewhere in Europe or Asia, but she was born and raised in captivity in the United States. The great thing about raising an education bird,” says Lisa, “is that you can do everything you’re never allowed to do with the wild ones.” Xena’s specialty is raising funds for pediatric cancer.

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Europe’s Brown Warblers: a map through the maze

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No, seriously, a brown warbler with stripes in central Europe really means you are either looking at a Grasshopper Warbler or a Sedge Warbler. However, these are so rare in most of Europe that thinking you are looking at one essentially means you are fooling yourself and should return to considering Sedge and Grasshopper Warblers again.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Some time after the Spanish encounter with the Turkey, birds were brought back to Europe where they were raised and became an important source of food and fancy feathers. According to R.D.

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Africa – Birding down Memory Lane

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It resembled a Hooded Crow of east europe, only the grey parts were white – the Pied Crow , as it turned out to be. (Statistics would go in favour of the Cape Glossy Starling , as I later learned.). The next bird was some crow-like UFO observed from the shuttle bus. Crow-like has to be a crow, doesn’t it? Umm, yes, the bird?” “The

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Bird Uganda with Bird Uganda Safaris

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Bird Uganda Safaris is one of the leading ground handler of the International birding companies in the USA, Australia, South American and Europe. Black-chested snake Eagle with a snake at Matheniko Wildlife Reserve Eastern Uganda.

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