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A winter day in merry olde England
No, it’s not raining! And it’s not foggy. But it’s cold and that wind is whistling in from Scandinavia! So yes, it is weather designed ...
Author: Simon Thompson The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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A New Year’s resolution: get out more often (and see more birds!)
Another new year and once again we have a chance to try and improve ourselves – albeit psychologically. We could try to drink less, write ...
by Simon Thompson, Monday, January 2, 2017 10:00 pm
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Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: A gem in North Asheville
Situated just off US 25 or Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville is a small, yet very pleasant and important wildlife sanctuary. It is very close ...
by Simon Thompson, Monday, June 27, 2016 10:00 pm
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Learning bird songs in the spring
Learning to listen is very difficult. We are visual creatures that get distracted by movement and the motions around us. We don’t concentrate on what ...
by Simon Thompson, Monday, May 30, 2016 10:00 pm
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Spring birding in Polk County
The predictions were for a colder than normal, windy day and yes, the weather forecast was accurate. Our birding tour group all met in Saluda ...
by Simon Thompson, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 10:00 pm
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The first Swallows of the spring
Several of the swallows are amongst the first birds to arrive each spring, and the first Tree Swallow was seen this year in Asheville on ...
by Simon Thompson, Monday, March 14, 2016 10:00 pm
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The first Swallows of the spring
Several of the swallows are amongst the first birds to arrive each spring, and the first Tree Swallow was seen this year in Asheville on ...
by Simon Thompson, Monday, March 14, 2016 10:00 pm
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Weather systems and migrating birds
Bird migration can be simple, as in we all know that many species of birds fly north in the spring and move south in the ...
by Simon Thompson, Monday, November 2, 2015 10:00 pm
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Joining a winter birding expedition in Northern Minnesota
We all arrived in a snowy and cold Minneapolis unaware that the cold conditions were going to get worse, a lot worse. After we collected ...
by Simon Thompson, Monday, April 6, 2015 10:00 pm
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The Brown Thrasher, a bird of character
A large brown bird scratches around in the leaf litter, its long red-brown tail enabling it to turn suddenly as it uncovers choice grubs from ...
by Simon Thompson, Monday, February 2, 2015 10:00 pm
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