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RECENT FONT NEWS (in our E-Mail Bulletins) as of August 10, 2015 Relating to our recent FONT tour in ICELAND (number #20 for us there), and a look at what's ahead Also, what's been happening lately here at FONT with info about previous tours in Alaska, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, j***an, Iceland, Panama, and more including birds and other nature during our tours in: April/May 2014 in Ecuador, Mar 2014 in Texas, Oct/Nov 2013 & Jan/Feb 2014 in j***an, Sep/Oct 2013 in Iceland, July 2013 in Panama, June 2013 in Alaska, and April & July 2013 in Ecuador. RARE & THREATENED BIRDS OF NORTH & MIDDLE AMERICA south to Panama |
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A BIRD SEEN DURING FONT CHILE TOUR IN NOV 2009 DESCRIBED AS NEW SPECIES |
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TOURS INALASKA, ECUADOR & ESTONIA ALASKA a birding & nature tour with 3 parts, do any or all: south to Valdez, west to Nome, & north to Deadhorse in the Arctic |
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ECUADOR at reserves for regionally endemic, rare, & specialty birds ESTONIA for birds, butterflies, mammals including bear, plants including orchids, 2 tours in 2016: 1 in April, 1 in June |
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As of September 8, 2015, there's still some availability on upcomingFONT tours in: ARGENTINA Nov 4-17, 2015 in the north at Igazu Falls and Ibera Marshes for many birds, butterflies, and a lot of other nature Nov 18-29, 2015 in Patagonia for birds, whales, seals, a glacier and a million penguins HONDURAS Jan 5-15, 2016 to Copan, and Pico Bonito, and more for birds, butterflies, moths, plants j***AN Jan 21 - Feb 2, 2016 for winter birds: cranes, eagles, fish-owl, and others too. |
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The Resplendent Quetzal of Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica Tour Itineraries and prices in links below. |
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OUR UPCOMING BIRDING & NATURE TOURS: Tours in North America Tours in the Caribbean |
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Tours in Central America (including Mexico) |
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Tours in South America #1 (in Brazil and Uruguay, Ecuador, Venezuela) Tours in South America #2 (in Argentina and Chile) |
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Tours in Europe |
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Tours in j***an |
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OUR Upcoming tours: A Chronological SummarY with PRICES & links to itineraries (in2015, 2016, and into 2017) |
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LOOKING BACKat the FONT Archives Galleries 1 thru 4 (with Photos of People & Places, and Birds & Other Nature) |
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PAST FONT TOUR HIGHLIGHTS by destination, with links to: narratives, photo galleries, & related lists pertainingto birds & other nature during our past tours |
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A male Rock Ptarmigan during a FONT tour in Iceland. To see more Icelandic birds: |
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ICELAND, SOME PAST TOURS, PHOTOS |
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VARIOUS NARRATIVES & PHOTO GALLERIES from past FONT tours In Arizona, Belize, Brazil, Chile, California, Colorado, Costa Rica, Guatemala,Iceland,j***an, Mexico, North Carolina,Panama, Sweden, Was***ngton State, & in the West Indies in Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, & Guadeloupe |
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This NAZCA BOOBY was photographed during the FONT Ecuador tour in July 2013. |
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ABOUT SOME PAST FONT TOURS: |
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in the Lesser Antilles & the Cayman Islands, a nice mix of FLORA & FAUNA |
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in Brazil & Uruguay, photos of birds |
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in Brazil, HYACINTH MACAW & HARPY EAGLE, JABIRU & JAGUAR |
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SOME NATURE-RELATED LISTS & PHOTO GALLERIES For Eastern North America where FONT will be offering more tours in months to come: Mammals Butterflies Moths Dragonflies & Damselflies Amphibians & Reptiles Marine Fish Other Marine Life Wildflowers & Other Plants For the Delmarva Peninsula: Birds |
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For North America: Birds, in 6 parts |
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Links lower on this pageto Other Lists & Photo Galleries |
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Bird Taxonomy Updates (as of Sept 2012) |
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2010 was the 20th Year for FONT Birding & Nature Tours - we're now into our 22nd year |
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The large stork, the Jabiru, has been seen during FONT tours in Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras, & Venezuela. During our tour in Belize in April 2011, about 50 were seen. |
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Above: TIKA 2, an orphaned JAGUAR during our April 2011 Tour in Belize. JAGUARS in the wild have been seen during7 FONT tours in 5 years: 4 times in Brazil (as recently as Aug 2011) 2 times in Mexico,and once in Guatemala. Click for more about: JAGUARS |
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with more photos of Tika 2. |
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Directory of Photos in this Website |
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This directory relates to photos included in bird-lists below, & in other lists & files in this website pertaining to mammals, amphibians & reptiles, butterflies, moths, dragonflies & damselflies,gra***hoppers, marine-lifeincluding fish and other life of coral reefs and sh****lines, wildflowers & other plants, celestial phenomena. Now in the directory: 2,425 entries. |
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LISTS & PHOTO GALLERIES of BIRDS with subspecies & updated taxonomy, and noting those found during FONT tours (from the latest AOU supplement& with most names as in the list of the IOU, the International Ornithologists Union. There's a link to the website of the IOU at bottom of this column. |
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This Striped Owl was photographed after dark during a FONT tour in Brazil. |
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LISTS & PHOTO GALLERIES of MAMMALS & Some Other Wildlife including those found during FONT tours |
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The South American Coati is a relative of the raccoons. |
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LISTS & PHOTO GALLERIES of BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS, DRAGONFLIES, DAMSELFLIES & GRa***HOPPERS including those found during FONT tours |
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Above: A Clearwing Butterfly, Greta morgane oto, one of the Neotropical butterflies seen during FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Central & South America. Below: a dragonfly known as the Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Lidellula pulch****a |
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LISTS & PHOTO GALLERIES of AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES including those found during FONT tours |
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A Green Iguana during a FONT Tour in Costa Rica |
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LISTS & PHOTO GALLERIES of MARINE LIFE (other than marine mammals) including sightings during FONT tours |
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A Loggerhead Sea Turtle during a FONT boat-trip on the ocean off North Carolina, USA |
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LISTS & PHOTO GALLERIES of WILDFLOWERS & OTHER PLANTS including those during FONT tours |
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Prickly Poppyin Arizona, USA |
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Links to other Websites |
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Including, "ARKIVE", with many photos of rare birds& animals of various kinds, including a number seen during FONT tours and the IUCN Red List of THREATENED SPECIES of birds, mammals, amphibians & reptiles, & other nature And a link to another excellent site: "BIRDS ON STAMPS" |
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Annually there have been Focus On Nature Tours, for 23 years, in over 25 countries. Particularly notable have been our j***AN birding & nature tours (in winter, and the spring) Our CARIBBEAN birding & nature tours have been to over a dozen West Indian islands. Our EUROPEAN birding & nature tours have been in:Spain, Sweden, Iceland, Hungary, & Poland. In NORTH AMERICA, our birding & naturetours have been in:Alaska, Arizona,California & Was***ngton State, Delaware;Colorado & Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, & Wyoming; Florida, North Carolina,New Jersey, Texas & New Mexico. In CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA, our birding & nature tourshave been in: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala,Honduras, Mexico, Panama,Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela. For 15 years, we did pelagic trips for seabirds and marine mammals offsh**** from the Eastern USA (from New Jersey, Delaware & North Carolina), with also, during that time and since, other pelagic trips elsewherein the world - notably in Chile & j***an. |
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P.O. Box 9021 Wilmington DE 19809 USA Phone: (302) 529-1876 or toll-free: 1-888-721-3555 E-mail: |
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font@focusonnature.com |
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Birding tours and nature tours, since 1990. Focus On Nature Tours Inc. is now into our 25th year, with birding and nature tours to various places throughout the world: in North, Central, and SouthAmerica, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia (particularly j***an). |
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The 5 species of TODIES are only on 4 islands in the West Indies. On 1 of those islands, Hispaniola, there are 2 of them. Above is 1 of those 2, the BROAD-BILLED TODY, a bird that has been seen during all 19 FONT tours in the Dominican Republic. |
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For todies and other birds on West Indian islands: CARIBBEAN BIRDS, A 2-PART LIST WITH PHOTOS Below: the HORSESHOE CRAB In May, they come ash**** en ma***e to lay eggs on the beaches of the Delmarva Peninsula. |
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For this creature that goes way back in time, and others: MARINE LIFE OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA |
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Birds such as Laughing Gulls eat the HORSESHOE CRAB EGGS. Other too, such as the Red Knot. For it, during its long migration, those eggs are a vital food source. RED KNOTS IN AMERICA IN PERIL |
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DELMARVA BIRDS |
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Sitting still on its perch deep in a neotropical rainforest, a HANDSOME FRUITEATER, a cotinga, that is one of the many species of birds that have been found during FONT South American tours. |
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MORE PHOTOS AND LISTS OF BIRDS IN THE NEOTROPICS AND ELSEWHERE ************************* At various places in the world, in the Neotropics and otherwise, during Focus On Nature Tours in the last two and a half decades, there has been a variety of wonderful nature that has been seen and enjoyed. BIRDS have included those that are big and colorful, and others secretive and recently-discovered, as is the antpitta in the photo at left. Among the MOTHS and BUTTERFLIES some have been exquisite. Among the MAMMALS, some exciting, such as the jaguar. Among AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES, a number fascinating, and among PLANTS, a number interesting, including some in the 3-part list and gallery of photos in the link below: TROPICAL PLANTS OF THE AMERICAS Among the most enjoyable nature that has been watched during FONT neotropical tours are an array of HUMMINGBIRDS. In the photo below, one of the over 60 species of them that we've seen in Ecuador, the CHESTNUT-BREASTED CORONET. |
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For more photos of as many as 110 different hummingbird species: |
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HUMMINGBIRD LIST & PHOTO GALLERY (PART 1) |
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HUMMINGBIRD LIST & PHOTO GALLERY (PART 2) *********************************** |
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Now, there are more than 2,400 photographs of different birds and other nature are in this web-site. |
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There's an alphabetical listing in: PHOTO DIRECTORY In the photo below, a Urania Swallowtail Moth in Costa Rica, 1 of over 1,150 species in OUR LIST WITH SOME PHOTOS OF MOTHS & CATERPILLARS IN CENTRAL AMERICA |
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Birding Tours (2) |
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Geographical Listing |
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Calendar Listing in chronologicalorder 2015 |
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2016 & 2017 |
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Customer Comments & Testimonials |
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Our thanks to everyone who traveledwith us last year, the 24th year for FONT tours. And now, in 2015, FONT is into its 25th year. |
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SOME FEATURE PHOTOS: |
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In the wonderful photograph above, it may look like a leaf, but it is a butterfly, aptly called the RED-STRIPED LEAFWING. The photo was taken in the Dominican Republic. Notice to two white legs of the butterfly, as it clings to a real leaf. |
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A Link to Lists and Photo Galleries of BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS IN THE WEST INDIES OF THE CARIBBEAN |
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Above, the BLAKISTON'S FISH OWL as we saw it during our j***an Tour in November 2013. The species is said to be the rarest and the largest owl in the world. During our November '13 tour, we saw 3 of them. The Blakiston's Fish Owl has been found during 24 FONT tours in j***an, during all of our tours on the northern island of Hokkaido. For itineraries for: UPCOMING FONT TOURS IN j***AN To see about our previous j***anese tours: HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST FONT j***AN TOURS |
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See: j***AN'S BIRDS |
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Above: In Iceland, it is called HRAFNAFIFA. Elsewhere in its range it is known as ALASKA COTTON. Another name yet for it is SCHEUCHZER'S COTTONGRa***. The scientific name for the plant: ERIOPHORUM SCHEUCHZERI. It is one of a number of interesting "northern plants" that have been seen during FONT tours. |
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For a list of more than 450 Icelandic Plants, with some more photos, go to: WILDFLOWERS AND OTHER PLANTS IN ICELAND Also relating to Iceland, for a list with some photos of Marine Life, including mollusks, anthropods, jellyfish, fish, and marine mammals, go to: MARINE LIFE OF ICELAND |
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A mollusk of Iceland is ARCTICA ISLANDICA. One of these has been found that lived for more than 500 years, making the species the longest-lived non-colonial animal ever known. Common names for it are the OCEAN QUAHOG or the BLACK CLAM. |
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Here, Links to Photos from Some Recent FONT Tours: IN ECUADOR: IN APR/MAY 2014 IN JUL 2013 IN APR 2013 |
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IN SOUTHERN ARGENTINA IN DEC 2013 IN COSTA RICA IN MAR 2012 |
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IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: IN APR 2012 IN FEB 2012 IN ICELAND: IN SEP/OCT 2013 IN JUN 2012 IN CHILE IN NOV 2011 |
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Many of the photographs of the more than 2,400 things in nature in this website were taken during FONT tours at various places in the world. But not all. Some photos have been kindly provided to us so as to make our Lists & Photo Galleries more complete. A purpose of this website, of course, is to present information about FONT tours. But another purpose has evolved, to have a showcase of interesting photographs by which people not only on tours, but home at their computers, can see the beauty and intricacy of nature. Often people contact us about photos, either for an ID, or simply to say they enjoy and appreciate those we have. School teachers contact us often. Our sincere appreciation to all who have shared their photos with us. |
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The butterfly CALLICORE PYGAS at Iguazu Falls |
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OUR LISTS & PHOTO GALLERIES OF BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS, DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES & OTHER INSECTS In those of South & Central American butterflies, more info has recently been added. For those of eastern North America, Texas, & Arizona, info for each species includes when they fly, Below: a photo showing why the HUMPBACK WHALE is so named, with the humps on the back behind the dorsal fin. Photographed during the FONT Ecuador Tour in July 2013 |
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To see more about: HUMPBACK WHALES IN ECUADOR |
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Photos on this page are among those in this web-site of different & a***orted nature: mostly birds, but also mammals, amphibians, reptiles, butterflies,dragonflies, damselflies, gra***hoppers, marine life, wildflowers, other plants, celestial phenomena, and more. There's a link at left to a directory of the photographs. |
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During Focus On Nature Tours,we see BIRDS mostly. But the other nature that we also see include: MAMMALS, BUTTERFLIES, PLANTS, AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES. |
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On the left-side of this home-page, there are links to the files with photos for each of these groupings. Those photos reflect the vast array of nature at the places we go during our tours. |
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LINKS TO FEATURES & GALLERIES OF INTEREST |
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A LIST & PHOTO GALLERY OF |
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NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS, in 6 Parts |
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PHOTOS OF BIRDS RAREin NORTH AMERICA |
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THE 100 MOST ENDANGERED SPECIES The Spoon-billed Sandpiper is in both features, in the links above & below this photograph. |
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AN ILLUSTRATED SERIES OF 50 BIRD BEAKS |
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A photo feature with some BIRDS OF CHILE with poems of PABLO NERUDA |
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ALBATROSSES & other SEABIRDS off the coast of CHILE |
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CRANES during FONT Tours in j***AN & NORTH AMERICA |
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Sh****BIRDS in j***AN |
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RARE BIRDS of j***AN (including some counts of cranes) |
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RARE BIRDS of BRAZIL |
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RARE BIRDS of SOUTH AMERICA in the ANDES & PATAGONIA |
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RARE BIRDS of the CARIBBEAN Today & those in that region gone extinct (incl. macaws, parrots, parakeets) |
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RARE BIRDS of NORTH AMERICA & MIDDLE AMERICA The GROUSE of COLORADO, NEBRASKA, & KANSAS |
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HUMMINGBIRDS & HAWKS in southern ARIZONA |
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HUMMINGBIRDS: A List and Photo Gallery noting those during FONT Tours |
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Some Photogenic BIRDS, MAMMALS, & OTHER NATURE worldwide |
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BIRDS throughoutthe Americas |
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A Feature about ALEXANDER SKUTCH with a directory of his writings and a PHOTO GALLERY of NEOTROPICAL BIRDS |
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COSTA RICA: COLORFUL BIRDS |
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SEABIRDS in black & white A portfolio of photos by Alan Brady |
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Birds & Marine Life during FONT New Jersey pelagic trips, 2000-2005 |
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A tiny island bursting with birds in spring migration, Hegura , in the Sea of j***an |
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"Nothing's much Finer than Birding in Carolina" - an essay aboutbirds & our tours in NORTH CAROLINA |
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NATURELINE and the BIRDLINE |
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with links to other nature & bird-related websites) |
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SOLAR ECLIPSES & OtherCelestial Nature during FONT Tours |
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These pages last updated on 08 Sep 2015. |