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Following the Guadalhorce
A friendly little Sardinian Warbler hopping around outside my window was the first bird I saw on my last full day in Spain. I’d heard and seen countless others over the course of the vacation, but I savored the quiet … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, avocet, binoculars, biology, camera, caminito del rey, cormorant, crossbill, duck, eagle, earth, ecology, el chorro, environment, espana, finch, flock, grebe, griffon, guadalhorce, life, malaga, morocco, NATURE, photography, raptor, research, school, science, scope, shelduck, siskin, skua, spain, spring, stilt, tit, valle de abdalajis, vulture, warbler, WILDLIFE, winter
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Do You Wanna See Doñana?
We departed from Seville under cover of darkness, driving towards the Atlantic coast. There was an hour of drive time to go before our predawn appointment with the Discovering Doñana tour company, an outfitter that offers access to Spain’s most … Continue reading
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Tagged andalucia, andalusia, animals, antlion, badger, bald ibis, blackcap, boar, buzzard, cork, crane, cuckoo, deer, donana, eagle, eagle owl, earth, egret, environment, espana, europe, flamingo, flock, genet, godwit, greenshank, griffon, gull, iberia, iberian, jackdaw, kestrel, kite, lark, life, linnet, lynx, magpie, Martin, national park, oak, owl, partridge, photography, plover, pochard, redshank, research, safari, school, science, shrike, snipe, spain, sparrowhawk, spoonbill, stilt, stork, swamphen, vacation, warbler
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The Lords of La Mancha
Walking along the cobblestone streets of Almagro, just as the first hints of light began to lift the shadows from the buildings, felt like a stroll through the pages of a storybook. The traditional appearance of the town is strongly … Continue reading
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Tagged almagro, animals, bearded reedling, blackbird, Bunting, bustard, castilla-la mancha, cathedral, cervantes, chiffchaff, ciudad real, coot, crane, curlew, daimiel, don quixote, earth, environment, espana, flock, goose, gull, harrier, hoopoe, jackdaw, kestrel, kite, la mancha, lapwing, life, moorhen, partridge, penduline-tit, photography, pipit, rail, redstart, reedling, research, robin, ruff, sandgrouse, school, science, serin, sevilla, seville, spain, sparrow, starling, stork, swift, thick-knee, tit, warbler, woodpecker
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Rarity Round-Up
I don’t need an excuse to go birding, but I’ll gladly take one when it comes my way! It’s nice when I get the chance to steer my aimless wandering toward a meaningful purpose. To that end, I was intrigued … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, beach, binoculars, biology, bird, birding, bittern, camera, december, duck, earth, ecology, environment, flock, gull, irruption, jaeger, jetty, life, Long Island, loon, nassau, NATURE, New York, nyc, OCEAN, owl, parula, photography, rarity, research, sandpiper, school, science, scope, sea, snowy, sparrow, suffolk, turnstone, USA, vagrant, warbler, WILDLIFE, winter, wren
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Give Thanks for Birding
This is a time of year when we are encouraged to focus on the positives in our lives and show appreciation for the good stuff. It’s definitely not easy, but I do think it’s worth it! Sometimes you just need … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, Audubon, binoculars, biology, birding, camera, central park, colorado, earth, ecology, environment, fall, flock, flycatcher, goose, gull, irruption, Jones Beach, life, Manhattan, migration, nassau, NATURE, New York, nyc, OCEAN, owl, photography, queens, research, rocky mountain, school, science, snowy, suffolk, tanager, USA, warbler, waterfowl, WILDLIFE, winter
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It’s a Shore Thing
Birders and other ecology enthusiasts track the seasonal cycle very closely. Through observation of the annual changes in conditions, we refine our expectations and our understanding of how the natural world works. Every year is different, though, and sometimes nature … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, autumn, beach, binoculars, biology, bird, birding, camera, coast, dowitcher, duck, dunlin, earth, ecology, environment, fall, fauna, flock, forest, gadwall, godwit, golden-plover, goose, gull, life, merganser, migration, NATURE, night, OCEAN, owl, owling, photography, pintail, plover, research, sandpiper, saw-whet, school, science, scope, seawatch, shearwater, shore, shorebird, sparrow, stillwell woods, swan, tern, USA, warbler, WILDLIFE, wind, yellowlegs
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Down for LeConte
I took it pretty easy this past weekend. Friday night was full of relaxation and lounging, and I treated myself by sleeping in on Saturday. Edem and Kelsey met me in Brooklyn later in the day, and we had a … Continue reading
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