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    Latest Lynx releases

    I messed up and missed the discount on the Illustrated checklist of the mammals volumes. Does Lynx ever do Black Friday deals, or is this just a US thing?
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    HMW Handbook of the Mammals of the World

    What do you all think about the possibility of an ‘All the Mammals of the World’ coming out someday? I am very interested in this Illustrated Checklist of Mammals but have yet to preorder. I did preorder the new ‘All the Birds of the World’ however. I do wonder how the two series differ; why...
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    Colombia guide - damage

    I bought my copy from Buteo Books in the U.S. No damage on my copy. I find the diffuse drop shadow on the birds to be a bit odd, certainly something I've never seen before in a guide. But I am not sure I find it to detract from the guide. Overall, I find the plates to be quite pleasing...
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    HMW Handbook of the Mammals of the World

    Not looking to hijack this thread, but I must ask: now that the HBW and HMW are both complete, what are the chances of Lynx undertaking another project, such as HRW (Handbook of the Reptiles of the World)...or amphibians, or...???
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    Your most anticipated futures books

    I thought the Lynx field guides just used paintings from the HBW series, and added in supplemental illustrations where needed (i.e. immature, non-breeding, in flight, etc).
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    Finding Leica Trinovid 10x42 replacement caps?

    As the title states. The OEM caps fell off and I am left looking for replacements. The caps are the 42mm covers, btw (which with surrounding material are over 50mm). Are there any common household caps that are the same size?
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    Reptiles, North America

    The Peterson Field Guide series has two titles (Eastern/Central and Western) by Conant and Stebbins, respectively. Both are very good. I especially like the Eastern guide's plates. Anyhoo, although the latest edition of the eastern guide has all the recent taxonomic changes, this new edition...
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    Feeder cam?

    Hello all, I am about to put up my first feeding station. After looking at many youtube videos, I have decided I'd also like to have a feeder cam so I can watch the birds from the comfort of my own bedroom. I've noticed many have placed the cam right up in the feeder itself to capture...
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    Best bird feeding station? Please post your setup!

    Hello all, I am looking to start my own feeding station in my backyard. I am going to keep it simple...perhaps one pole with a few feeders mounted on it. But I do not even know where to begin! I have looked at Wild Birds Unlimited (WBU) feeders and poles. They seem to be top-notch albeit...
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    Where to have binos fixed (United States)?

    Hello all, I recently broke my pair of binoculars while out birding. I was multi-tasking and I lifted my camera/telephoto lens up with one arm and hit them against my bins. As you can see by the attached photo, the eyepiece thingamabobber fell off. Years ago I had a local shop fix a pair...
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    Your opinions on image quality question

    If nobody minds an off-topic question... How do you guys get those shots where it shows your focal points and, in red, which one was activated? Unless you're just photoshopping that in? Sorry!
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    HMW Handbook of the Mammals of the World

    Mysticete: Ooooh...forgot to update. Yes, I received mine on October 7th. Not surprising as I'm a bit closer I guess. I've been so busy I've barely gotten a chance to look at it! Looks wonderfully done though :) I did see that the African Elephant has been divided into two species. I was...
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    HMW Handbook of the Mammals of the World

    http://www.nhbs.com/a_field_guide_to_the_carnivores_of_the_tefno_179534.html&tab_tag=album No, not the same plates...a completely different book indeed. The plates look pretty darn good to me.
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    HMW Handbook of the Mammals of the World

    That's what I was thinking, too! Let's see if Wyoming or Ohio gets it first :)
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    New Nat'l Geo Field Guide coming out

    I, too, have always loved the National Geographic Guides. Every time plates are re-done, they are done superbly. With all the new art figures, and with subspecies maps including migration routes, I am thinking it is going to make David Sibley have to come out with another edition of his...
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