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    Africa’s Birds of Prey Are in Decline, a New Study Finds

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/climate/birds-raptor-study-africa.html Africa’s Birds of Prey Are in Decline, a New Study Finds Silhouettes of patrolling raptors filled skies throughout Africa as recently as a few decades ago, but it’s much less common to spot those birds of prey today. Now...
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    Fall Migration

    Anyone else enjoying fall migration season? For me it's the under-rated season for birds. After about 6 weeks of quiet, the action around my forested property in Massachusetts has been amazing over the last week. I saw my first junco yesterday, nibbling seeds in front of my home office...
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    Tree Swallows - Tiny Superheroes film

    Here is a wonderful documentary film project on Tree Swallows, filmed entirely here where I live in north-eastern Massachusetts. The documentarian lives in my town and installed Tree Swallow houses in the salt marsh behind his house. He filmed there and on Plum Island where they gather by the...
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    Flock of Crossbills

    Yesterday I went to the nearby barrier island (Massachusetts coast) to walk my dogs and brought the 10x42 EDG. Had some satisfying views of osprey over the marsh, hundreds of scoters in the surf and some long-tail ducks. I sat on a beach log and rested my elbows on my knees watching the...
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    Monarch

    the monarchs love the New England Aster...
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    10x56 SLC: exchange eye cups for longer ones a good idea?

    I've done some viewing with my new 10x56 SLC both day and night - wonderful! - but I seem to notice a bit too much blacking out when I look around. When I back off the eye cups a little, it goes away. I don't wear glasses so the eyecups are turned all the way out. But I'd like to rest the...
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