Now That’s A Birding Day!

There are times when the natural world just leaves you in awe. Standing in the middle of a field with binoculars around your neck, and your mouth hanging open. Last Saturday was one of those days. The local bird alert line had mentioned the sighting of a gyrfalcon near a …

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Wednesday Wings: Eurasian-collared Doves

Eurasian collared-doves historically occurred only in and around India. A massive expansion in the 1600’s brought them to Turkey and the Balkans, and from there they spread across Europe. First released in the Bahamas in the mid-1970’s, they made their way to Florida and spread quickly across the North American …

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