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  1. iraqbabbler

    Tawny Owl Pair

    I hope to hear more good news about the happy couple.
  2. iraqbabbler

    Bird guides in Huarez and Cusco Peru

    Hi Donna, .. and a belated welcome from me! You might want to post your question to the Peru section of the forum. Here's the link. https://www.birdforum.net/forums/peru.547/ I was in Peru years ago and I used Steve Sanchez as a guide. I highly recommend him. Here's the link to his website...
  3. iraqbabbler

    Morocco birding

    Hi there, and welcome. :) I'd love to visit Morocco some day and bird there.
  4. iraqbabbler

    Eagle shooter gets big fine

    I quote from the article: "Of the 14 eagles released since 2022, 3 have already been shot dead". That is shocking, and makes you think whether there's any real point in such programs. They need to educate the populace first, I think..
  5. iraqbabbler

    Fred Ruhe passed away 17 August 2024

    Rest in peace, Fred. I hope there are lots of eternal birds where you are. My sincere condolences. 🙏
  6. iraqbabbler

    Injured dove bitten by my cat Urgent

    This is not about the currently injured bird, but please consider putting a bell around your cat's neck. It would alert birds it might try to stalk.
  7. iraqbabbler

    Tour adverts, a whinge

    If that's really what's happened, they're on my boycott list.
  8. iraqbabbler

    Tour adverts, a whinge

    Consider yourself lucky it didn't say "Day 1: Read about it on the internet and make booking arrangements". ;) I totally agree that it's misleading advertising.
  9. iraqbabbler

    New Emperor Penguin colonies found

    I hope they leave them alone!
  10. iraqbabbler

    Comment by 'iraqbabbler' in media 'Yellowhammer in the snow'

    I hope it finds sufficient food and shelter to survive the winter!
  11. iraqbabbler

    Comment by 'iraqbabbler' in media 'It went'

    It says November 2019 on it.
  12. iraqbabbler

    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.
  13. iraqbabbler

    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
  14. iraqbabbler

    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.
  15. iraqbabbler

    Hello from the Hunter Valley

    The other one is a mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum).
  16. iraqbabbler

    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.
  17. iraqbabbler

    Woodpeckers causing power outages in Ireland

    I'm worried now that woodpeckers will start pecking at posts in this forum.
  18. iraqbabbler

    Cheep bird watching survey

    Great idea. Let us know when the app becomes available.
  19. iraqbabbler

    Comment by 'iraqbabbler' in media 'The moss eater'

    It's lichen, isn't it?
  20. iraqbabbler

    Comment by 'iraqbabbler' in media 'Brambling'

    Nice composition.
  21. iraqbabbler

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

    Great advertisement for Regatta.
  22. iraqbabbler

    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!
  23. iraqbabbler

    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)...
  24. iraqbabbler

    Binoculars confiscated by Egyptian authorities at airport

    No! The main problem is the lack of human rights and human dignity in such countries, and the concomitant absence of the rule of law or at least the haphazard application of the law. You have no rights in such places. It's as simple as that. Well put! That's the whole point. I mean what good is...
  25. iraqbabbler

    Binoculars confiscated by Egyptian authorities at airport

    I've been to (and birded in) every inhabited continent on Earth, and the only place I've had trouble in regarding my binoculars is the Middle East. The problem here is that government means absolute authority, so it is normal for a customs/airport official to think they can do whatever they want...
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