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charliesbirdblog
http://www.charliesbirdblog.com
sleep can wait I'm going birding - photos, trip reports, product reviews, more photos, comments and remarks of a world-travelling birder with a passion for the world...oh and birding
- Added on: Nov 27th, 2005
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Listed in: Green
- Tags: birds birding Asides birding excursions
Recent Posts
Like to win an annual subscription…
…from the Wetlands and Wildfowl Trust? Free access to nine UK based wetland visitor centres for a year, quarterly magazines, warm glow etc etc? Of course you would. Come back next week and we’ll tell you how (many thanks to WWT for suppor...
Where Are You Birding This Last Weekend of November 2009?
Time to talk turkey. The fourth Thursday of November is when we in the United States observe Thanksgiving. However, anybody can take a moment today to consider the veritable cornucopia of blessings we enjoy in this day and age. For example, I’m...
New shorebird refuge in Barbados
BirdLife International has created Barbados’ first shorebird refuge at an abandoned shooting swamp at Woodbourne. Important news? Consider that 15,000-30,000 shorebirds – including a number of species of conservation concern – are shot in a...
Turkeys Teeming Throughout America
Happy Thanksgiving! While our custom on the fourth Thursday of November is traditionally to trot out some thrilling turkey facts, this may be an auspicious time to ponder the remarkable fortune of Meleagris gallopavo, the Wild Turkey. You might wonde...
Say Hello to Desmond…
…or, as his birth certificate will soon say, Desmond Shearwater Ji Won Chung-Finger (Desi for short). Desmond came into this world early this morning, at 6:18 AM to be exact, after 13 hours of labor. He tipped the scales at an imposing 8 pou...
The 10,000 Birds Conservation Club (Part One)
Sometimes the stars and the planets align and everything seems possible. Ideas flow and optimism reigns supreme. The winning roll-over lotto ticket is winking at you as you enter the store, and everything you touch turns to gold… At other time...
