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Recent content by iraqbabbler

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    New Emperor Penguin colonies found

    I hope they leave them alone!
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    Comment by 'iraqbabbler' in media 'Yellowhammer in the snow'

    I hope it finds sufficient food and shelter to survive the winter!
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    Comment by 'iraqbabbler' in media 'It went'

    It says November 2019 on it.
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    18 weeks jail for taking Peregrine eggs.

    He deserves more than 18 weeks (or even months) in the can. I wonder if that's enough of a deterrent at all.
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    Crane on the train ... almost

    I came across this today. It's an article from October 2023, so it's not quite news, but I found it interesting. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/28/easy-way-to-make-a-living-how-bruce-the-brolga-embraced-city-life-and-won-over-a-community
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    Council warn elderly woman from feeding the birds in the garden

    Outrageous! How dare she feed wild birds? Those poor neighbours are probably buried in robin guano. My posterior goes out to them.
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    Hello from the Hunter Valley

    The other one is a mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum).
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    Ethiopia and binoculars

    (y) The moral of the story: Birders, avoid Ethiopia. Take your valuable tourist dollars elsewhere. Perhaps that'll teach them a lesson.
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    Woodpeckers causing power outages in Ireland

    I'm worried now that woodpeckers will start pecking at posts in this forum.
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    Cheep bird watching survey

    Great idea. Let us know when the app becomes available.
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    Comment by 'iraqbabbler' in media 'The moss eater'

    It's lichen, isn't it?
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    Comment by 'iraqbabbler' in media 'Brambling'

    Nice composition.
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    Comment by 'iraqbabbler' in media 'Water Vole.'

    Great advertisement for Regatta.
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    Could you eat a Robin? – The work of LIPU – BirdLife in Italy

    In the south of Iraq, they trap and kill wild Greater Flamingos by the tens of thousands each year, and make stew out of them!
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    Binoculars confiscated by Egyptian authorities at airport

    It's not really about poverty. I've been to much poorer countries and had no problem whatsoever - no one at the airport or even in the poorest of villages there attempted to take anything off me. The issue is that here in the Middle East, many people (including unfortunately many in authority)...
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