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    Carnic Caterpillar

    Hi folks, Can someone help out with an ID on this caterpillar found at 2000 m in NE Italy? Was 6-8 cm or so, I guess. Many thanks. Adam
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    Essex Skipper?

    Found yesterday evening in Prague. Is this an Essex Skipper? Many thanks. Adam
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    Alpine Scratching Post

    Hi all, Anyone know what might have done this? Found last month at 1650-1700 metres, Carnic Alps. Thanks, Adam
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    Carnic Alps Moths

    Not a moth'er at all but would appreciate help with IDs on these three seen in the Carnic Alps recently. The last was found at 2300 m. Many thanks. Adam
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    Carnic Alps Orchids

    Hi all, Back from the Carnic Alps with some orchids for show-and-tell and one for ID. I am fairly confident about the Lady's Slipper identification ;) , but would appreciate confirmation of the other IDs in addition to help with the green-flowered job. Many thanks. Adam
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    The Future of Eilat?

    For those interested in birding in Israel, I read today in Ha'aretz about plans to run a railway all the way to Eilat: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/708076.html That prospect, given the country's less than sensitive treatment of the land, made me nervous enough, but reading the whole...
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    DSLR Lifespan

    Hi folks, Considering buying a DSLR for general photography, but wondering how long I can expect the thing to last. I don't care about cameras with more and more megapixels coming along and making it "obsolete", and I don't need to worry about trading it in at some point to get the latest...
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    Petasites ID

    Hi folks, Could someone help a botanically challenged individual with IDs on these Petasites (all from Julian Alps last week)? Do I have two hybridus (1 and 2) and a paradoxus (3)? Thanks. Adam
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    Way To Go, Detroit!

    High petrol prices. Wars fought over oil. Global warming. Fear not, because the Detroit automakers have come up with a solution, the resurrection of the muscle car: http://automobilemag.com/auto_shows/naias_2006/0602_detroit_camaro_challenger_mustang/ It's heartwarming to see that the...
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    Dalmatian Pelican - $2000, Steppe Eagle - $200

    These are the current prices that these birds are fetching in Mongolia, according to a disheartening article on the country's wildlife trade in today's New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/science/06WILD.html?pagewanted=1&adxnnl=0&adxnnlx=1133850082-ghiCMPueXt1a/JYhioRFOA For a...
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    BirdLife Providing Earthquake Relief

    For those of you who don't know, BirdLife International is accepting donations to help provide assistance to people in the Palas Valley, Pakistan - victims of the recent devastating earthquake. http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2005/11/palas_update.html BirdLife is to be highly commended for...
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    Which Dowitcher?

    This new Gallery offering is labeled as Greater Yellowlegs, but it is a dowitcher species. http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showphoto.php/photo/69565 The tertials look plain. Is it a juvenile Long-billed? -Adam
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    Oil: 1 Anwr: 0

    Oil: 1 ANWR: 0 The US Senate voted yesterday to open a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska for oil drilling (the legislation, by the way, was buried in a budget bill). Articles here: http://www.savearcticrefuge.org/sections/pr110305.html...
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    Wired Black Storks

    Don't know if this has been posted before (and don't have time to search), but there are currently two Black Stork radio tracking projects with Czech involvement on the Web: European storks at: http://www.rozhlas.cz/flyingover/portal/ Asian storks: http://www.rozhlas.cz/odysea/angl Lots of...
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    There's Something About Carpie

    Well, her photos, actually. I don't know what it is, exactly, but there's something about them that keeps me coming back to her gallery: http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=16851 Maybe it's that she's not using $15,000 worth of equipment. Maybe it's that...
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    Young Toad?

    I'm having trouble identifying this little (2 cm) creature found yesterday in the spoils of a lignite mine in the south of the Czech Republic. Could it be a young Green Toad? Thanks for your help. -Adam
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    Stenurella melanura?

    Hi all- Using the resources on the Internet, Stenurella melanura is what I came up with for these two longhorn beetles photographed in Central Bohemia this past weekend. The duller of the two (a male, if S. melanura) is causing me some confusion, as it could be one or another similar...
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    Synchronous/Asynchronous Hatching

    Hi all- I was escorted through the local horse stables today looking for nesting Barn Swallows, to confirm the breeding of the species on my atlas square. Though I was taken through rather swiftly by a manager with something more pressing to do, I noticed something curious: The young in one...
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    Orthetrum cancellatum

    Hi all- I think I've managed to ID this dragonfly to species from images on the Internet, but is it a female or a teneral male? Thanks. -Adam
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    Julian Alps Lichens

    Hi folks- Can someone verify that these two lichens found on the Mangart Road in the Julian Alps are Thamnolia vermicularis and a Caloplaca species? Thanks. -Adam
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    Mangart Mystery Insect

    Well, a mystery to me, anyway. Fantastic looking thing at around 1950 metres in the Julian Alps. Though not visible here, the abdomen was slightly iridescent. Sure would like to know what it is, and if it is specific to the Alpine environment. -Adam
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    Julian Alps UFOs (Unidentified Flowering Objects)

    Hi all- One of these days I'll get around to acquiring a good flower book, but in the meantime is there anyone who can help me out with these two? Thanks. -Adam
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    Julian Alps via Waasen-Hanság

    Julian Alps via Waasen-Hanság, May 21-28, 2005 Disclaimer: This report is hardly comprehensive. It doesn’t contain any of the many wildflowers we saw on the trip, it doesn’t contain any of the many butterflies we saw on the trip, and it doesn’t contain all of the bird species we saw on the...
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    Beyond the Bottomlands

    Conservation gets the lead editorial in today's New York Times: May 9, 2005 Nature at Bay The Bush administration's efforts to capitalize on the recent discovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker were bizarre. Gale Norton, the interior secretary, announced a $10 million program to enlarge the...
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    Lovely Fungus for Identification

    Hi folks, Can someone tell me what this lovely fungus is? I have no field guides to check. Thanks very much. -Adam
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