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101+ Common Birds of Costa Rica eBook

101+ Common Birds of Costa Rica eBook

BryanDrawsBirds March 25, 2019 Birding / General project news

http://neotropicbirdproject.com. Just go to our website here http://neotropicbirdproject.com and scroll down to the Apple and Kindle store links. They should take you to the book …

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About this blog

BryanDrawsBirds February 17, 2019 New here? Read this first, but only if you want to.

This is a story of where we are and what we are doing as we work on the field guides.  Naturally much of the focus …

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What this is

BryanDrawsBirds February 16, 2019 New here? Read this first, but only if you want to.

If you don’t know what the NeotropicBirdProject is or what its about then here’s a quick primer. It comprises a group of four people who …

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Why Common Birds are awesome

Why Common Birds are awesome

BryanDrawsBirds December 1, 2019 Birding / General project news

A few thoughts on common birds

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Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns

Carey Lee October 5, 2019 Uncategorized

A Stroll of Curassows, An Asylum of Cuckoos and A Flotilla of Frigates. These are collective nouns. As are the more familiar A Pride of …

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Book vs App vs eBook

Book vs App vs eBook

Carey Lee August 28, 2019 Uncategorized

When we started this project; a field guide of birds of Costa Rica, we initially thought BOOK. Good old paper, pocket sized, easy to carry …

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El Plástico – More Than A Typical Christmas Bird Count

El Plástico – More Than A Typical Christmas Bird Count

Carey Lee August 20, 2019 Uncategorized

One hundred and forty one (141). That was our count. Well ok I spotted four and the rest was Noel’s. But I relied on Noel …

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Whats it like to build a field guide sans publisher

Whats it like to build a field guide sans publisher

BryanDrawsBirds June 13, 2019 General project news

What motivated us to want to do a field guide book in the first place. Many things vied for the primary motivation of producing these …

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The changing Field guide Paradigm

The changing Field guide Paradigm

BryanDrawsBirds May 12, 2019 Birding

Are field guides changing? A tremendous amount of creativity is being expended these days as people look to utilize some of the advantages of digital …

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A Pacific Screech Owl encounter

A Pacific Screech Owl encounter

BryanDrawsBirds March 13, 2019 Uncategorized

I tend not to post or talk about lifers but thought folks would like this one since it comes with both a story and a …

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How we do this

How we do this

BryanDrawsBirds February 25, 2019 General project news

Here’s a little description of producing and editing the paintings featured in this project. Keep in mind the other elements such as maps and descriptions …

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The Petrel

The Petrel

BryanDrawsBirds February 20, 2019 Birding

Here is a true story. A fifty foot flat out ocean racing sailboat and birding? Not the usual combination one thinks of when it comes …

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Parrot, first thing

Parrot, first thing

BryanDrawsBirds February 19, 2019 Birding

I was drinking coffee in bed this morning and these guys (Pionus menstruus, White-crowned Parrot) showed up. They were in the Hibiscus bushes lining the …

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