Teaching your dog to swim safely Jul 13, 2008
Water spaniels Setters Retrievers Barbets Akitas Kerry blue terriers Poodles Hungarian pulis ... Among the dogs that swim naturally and gladly, she said, are water spaniels, setters, retrievers, Barbets, akitas, Kerry blue terriers, poodles and Hungarian pulis. (MSNBC -- Health)
Nesting in The Cradle| Jul 19, 2007
In the mornings, listen for the crested barbets calling their mates and the tap-tap of woodpeckers. Theres also the option of overnighting at Katrinas House, set on a rise outside the forest, offering lovely views over the reserve. (iAfrica.com)
Poaching for Bin Laden May 5, 2007
Wigeons, pigeons, shovellers and barbets. Shrikes, thrushes and bronzed drongos. (Guardian Unlimited)
War zone rebirth: Wildlife rebounds on Ho Chi Minh Trail Mar 4, 2007
Today, the sounds of war have given way to the mesmerizing pulse of soft tropical sound: the calls of yellow-cheeked crested gibbons fill the cool dawn air, and birds such as blue-eared barbets and white-rumped shamas sing through the day. But threats remain; the wildlife and timber poachers and illegal loggers. (USA Today)
The Bird Man May 22, 2006
Nearly every garden has its pair of barbets ... In 1945, in The Auk, he published a paper on the barbets of the world that omitted several species and prompted a colleague to write him, In your haste, you have exterminated a number of species ... There, between forays for barbets and scops owls ( Americans hunting owls. (New Yorker)
