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    Donald Trump Has Condemned Hawaii's Native Birds to Extinction

    I would not blame the current government for its extinction. Seems that the previous ones did a really bad job!.
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    Princeton Guide to North American Birds

    You are completely right. I was hoping they would be making editing as the plates pop up.... cheers
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    Princeton Guide to North American Birds

    Well, 6 months from now... Irt could happen at the end of this year? I guess, after a very long waiting time and frustration for many birdwatchers, they want to be on thew safe side and prevent more grief?
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    Princeton Guide to North American Birds

    It is a kind of AI automated translation, weird and challenging sometimes, but I can get that he may finish plates in 6 month, so it will be published at the end of 2026, early 2027. He was not able to do all the work fast enough, so Lorenzo Starninni has been responsible of making 40-50 pages...
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    pipit species? Goa, december. Im thinking tawny but it may just be the lighting

    Pretty unclear to me. Well, it is clearly to me. No streaks at all, rather an effect of feathering, wind and so on.
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    Bahamas - Lesser or Great Black-backed gull

    I have in my mind that area named as "saddle"?
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    Rough-legged buzzard? Spremberger Talsperre, NE Germany

    Looks pretty good for lagopus, but the pictures are what they are (sorry, I mean no offense, of course)
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    Car hire in Oman

    It is, or was over a decade ago. Inboud flight to salalah and outbond from Muscat.
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    El Hondo - Spain: wader

    Curlew team here too. Cheers
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    Is this gull missing feathers?

    just a moulting herring gull. cheers
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    Larus in Bizkaia

    Local ylg should show more wear already than this bird (fledged in late July/August). I cannot reject herring from the picture, but it also can be on the slimewt edge of local lusitanicus.
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    Golden Eagle Attacking People in Norway

    Of course, you will sit and comment eagle attacking your offspring, as it has little to no value compared with that of the eagle. In my case i know i will behave completely different to you. We humans are all different with different priorities and different respects for other humans life. I do...
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    Golden Eagle Attacking People in Norway

    To maybe spread whatever (i.e. genes) responsible of a quite undesirable behaviour? Anyway, Are breeding programes of scandinavian golden eagle around? It is not that endangered...
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    Co. Down, Ireland - Juvenile gull ID

    I Would not mine betting it is actually a second year gull, structurally a lbb one, but I am not sire if I wpuld bet on thia.
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    Gull from Essaouira, Maroc

    Hi, it is a slender billes gull (in 1st winter plumage). Cheers
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