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Photo Essay: Green-rumped Parrotlets from Egg to Adult

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Nick wrote a guest post on Forpus passerinus and the Ornithologists of Masaguaral which was full of passion, humor, and insight into his work while on location in Venezuela. Getting intimate with a species over the course of the breeding cycle is one of the more rewarding aspects of birding, and field research too.

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The Newest Beat

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Mike Freiberg grew up in Philadelphia, PA, where his family introduced him to the world of birding. As his passion for birding grew he decided to travel Latin America; he has spent time in Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela and a great deal of time in Brazil. Over time the hobby grew into a career. in Animal Ecology.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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A little bit of research when I got home unraveled the ways of publishers here and in Great Britain. It is organized taxonomically, with families identified by first scientific and then popular name. ffrench’s descriptions are delightfully uneven, reflecting his personal experiences with the birds, his research, and his personality.

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Birds of the West Indies by Kirwan, Levesque, Oberle & Sharpe

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Furthermore, there are six families confined to the Greater Antilles. Chris Sharpe is a biologist who has worked on the conservation of Neotropical birds for more than 30 years, having been based for most of that time in Venezuela.

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Selling Birds Short: A Heretical View Of Avian Intelligence

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Almost as soon as you leave the nest, you have the strong urge to migrate to a place called “Venezuela” Can you imagine how many potential choices and decisions are involved in flying from Alaska to the Atlantic Seaboard, flying down the eastern U.S., I look forward to more research being done in this field.

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