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“They fly and fly until there’s no more ocean to fly over” — a review of the book “Shearwater”

10,000 Birds

candidates and other seabird field researchers; and crusty boatsmen, some clued-in and some clueless, who guide him in various latitudes. For the next four years, the bird will not touch land. But there is, apparently, and thanks to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, some good news on the rat front in that part of the world.).

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

The Natural History section points out that Red-tailed Pennants hold their wings flat or slightly lowered, while the skimmers tend to raise their wings. I’ve found Giff Beaton’s D ragonflies and Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast very useful whenever I travel south.

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Seabirds: The New Identification Guide: An ID Guide Review

10,000 Birds

Born in Gambia, raised and living in Sweden , Larsson illustrated three major guides before this one, all authored by Klaus Malling Olsen: Terns of Europe and North America (PUP, rev. Harrison is positive but pragmatic, he notes that even with the best research, enthusiasm, and skill, there will be times that identification is not possible.

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Penguins: The Ultimate Guide — A Review by a Penguin Groupie

10,000 Birds

Science and Conservation , the second section, presents two-page summaries of the diverse research being done around the world about penguins. Raised in the Galapagos, she’s been exposed to penguins her whole life. The first section, Life Between Two Worlds by Tui De Roy is the heart of the book. Magenellic Penguin, parent and child.

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