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Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

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Common Nightingales were singing, a squadron of Dalmatian Pelicans was in the air and everything was exactly where it should be, including myself. At mid-day, we took a boat tour of the heronries and the pelican islands with Nikos. Dalmatian Pelican © Dusanka Stokovic-Simic. Belles, rising steeply two kilometres (1.2

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All Is Not Lost

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A recent local news article says its current maximum depth is 60 cm/2 feet, although I didn’t test this statement.) And this remnant lake is very, very birdy: The dominant birds, besides those American White Pelicans seen at the right, were Northern Shovelers — hundreds of them.

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Come See Birds and…Everything

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The best test of that proposition, of course, is to repeat it to any one of the hundreds of thousands of birders who have, say, a family. The medieval flint churches of Norfolk stand right in the center of the most exciting birding in England, and our Black Sea cruises from port to historic port feature Dalmatian Pelicans and Audouin Gulls.

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“Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman

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This non-technical book is a development from a series of lectures, tried and tested in numerous adult education courses given to non-specialists. Pelican, Pelecanus spp. Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica. Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus. Mallard duck, Anas platyrhynchos. Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus.

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“A wonderful bird is the pelican” – Pelican Brewing Company: Hazy Rock India Pale Ale

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There was also a certain appeal to bravado in testing one’s mettle by downing the latest “hop bomb”. American White Pelicans have been making a bit of a splash in the northeast United States lately, with more and more birds straying into the region over the years. Pelican Brewing Company: Hazy Rock India Pale Ale.

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My Favorite Release

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That kicked off our One-Eyed Project – we fly and test all one-eyed raptors, and it continues to this day.”. “I’ve But I did one Brown Pelican release that was memorable. Last year he came back to our area with a female. They stayed all winter, then left again. I’m looking forward to this winter to see if they come back.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The authors’ detailed delineation of problems with the accuracy of NYC breeding bird surveys or with the limits of historical writings may test a reader’s patience. ” I’m down as the observer of a White Pelican at the Whitestone Bridge on Dec. It’s a very mixed chapter. Which is true.