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RUSSIA LOSING CONTROL IN CRIMEA: PRECISION DRONE ATTACKS ON RUSSIAN ARMY
by #AnnafromUkraine
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youtube.com/watch?v=LhiNzu84oS

GUR continues to demilitarize the occupiers in #Crimea, drones hit: #BK-16 landing craft, #Raptor patrol boat, #TOR-M2 air defense system.

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Anna Danylchuk, professor of linguistics at Volyn National University in Lutsk, vlogs every day giving a perspective of an Ukrainian from inside war-torn #Ukraine

#russia
#Ukrainerussiawar
#NAFO

Hunter in the Air

Every year for Thanksgiving, we head east to Georgia, usually stopping midway. For the past couple of years, we’ve stayed at a hotel on the beach in Gulfport, Mississippi. The area is often teeming with various bird species. I spotted this osprey (Pandion haliaetus) there a couple of years ago. Watching them dive into the water and emerge with a fish is truly fascinating. I’ve witnessed it a few times, but I’ve never been close enough to capture a clear, detailed image.

Check out breathtaking photos of magnificent birds of prey, visit my photo gallery here:

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The Hidden Lives of Owls by Leigh Calvez.
It is more a work of #naturewriting than a scientific report, although I did learn a fair amount. Owls intrigue me, how perfectly adapted they are to life as a raptor of the skies in night conditions, or in extreme climates. This book drove home the need to protect #owls as they are declining from #habitatloss , rodenticides and #climatechange. #bookstadon #nonfiction #raptor #raptorconservation #birds