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    legislation in NYC to prevent birds from flying into windows

    This article discusses bird strikes in Manhattan and what the local government is trying to do about it. The Wild Bird Fund in Manhattan tries to rehabilitate birds rescued after flying into a building in New York. However, after the double concussion and environmental exposure, only about a...
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    P.G.Wodehouse on birding, and general question about birding history in the UK

    wow, fascinating. This is exactly what I was looking for!
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    P.G.Wodehouse on birding, and general question about birding history in the UK

    indeed, although I'd perhaps call them landed gentry, or petty nobility instead.
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    P.G.Wodehouse on birding, and general question about birding history in the UK

    I came across this amusing bit in the last of the Jeeves novels, in which a birdwatcher plays a minor character. (He goes out seeking after Clarkson's Warblers in the vicinity of his beloved, so that he might catch sight of her through his binoculars.) This had me thinking—all these stories take...
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    Problems with MHXPRO-2W Tripod Head

    I'm looking at getting the same head. Did you ever come to a satisfactory answer on the weakness with the locking lever?
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    Understanding quick release systems and my Viper HD 20-60x85 angled scope

    I emailed and received this response from Vortex:
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    Parrots and Parakeets?

    I've seen large flocks of parrots in Long Beach — are any of the species native to the area or are they established from escaped pets?
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    Hello from California

    Hello, good to be here. I live a little south of San Francisco, work in tech, and am not a serious birder. However, with my children (ages 3-11) I do rather enjoy watching sparrows and wrens at the backyard feeder, and hawks, jays, herons, egrets, and osprey when out on walks. My grandparents...
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