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Tongatapu and ‘Eua; Birding Southern Tonga

June 15, 2011 by Duncan 4 Comments

I mentioned last week, while talking about rails and the Pacific, that Tonga is not a particularly birdy birding destination. A combination of extinctions...

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Tropicbirds in my Backyard

June 14, 2011 by Nate 8 Comments

If the state of North Carolina is known for one thing in the greater birding world, it’s what goes on off of its central...

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

by James 49 Comments

I’ve recently returned from a filming trip in Arizona where I have been working on a production for National Geographic on Harris’s (Harris) Hawks....

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of June 2011)

June 13, 2011 by Mike 10 Comments

Our annual ration of glorious June weekends is now half-spent. Did you make the most of yours? A number of lovely midsummer birds crossed...

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White-throated Robin & Nighthawk Food

June 12, 2011 by Alan 13 Comments

This week has been dominated by one bird over this side of the pond, early Monday morning, not the sort of time you want...

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The benefits of birding

by Clare M 6 Comments

Some weeks can be very hard and the last week was one of them. Thank goodness we can appreciate the natural environment around us...

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Pelagic Birds of the Eastern Mediterranean

June 10, 2011 by Dan 3 Comments

The Eastern Mediterranean Sea is what oceanographers call ultraoligotrophic, meaning that it has low primary productivity. Basically there just aren’t enough nutrients to sustain...

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