User:Raoulduke47

Hi, i'm Raoulduke47. My main interests are in birds and ornithology, so i write or edit mostly bird-related articles.
When i'm not doing that, i dabble in many subjects, mainly History.

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And in case you were wondering, Raoul Duke is the main Character in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film).

Images I have uploaded

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My sandboxes

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Some articles I have started

Black Harrier - Cinereous Harrier - Black-chested Snake-eagle - Black-headed Oriole - 2S4 Tyulpan - Battle of Gallabat - Battle of Toski - Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier) - Battle of Tamai - Thanh Hoa Bridge - Latécoère 298 - Polnocny class landing ship - Battle of Qala-i-Jangi - Ropucha class landing ship - Battles of Zhawar - Camp Bastion - Walther Nehring - Siege of Sangin

Some articles I have edited significantly

Montagu's Harrier - Martial Eagle - Mahdist War - Battle of Khartoum - Battle of Alam el Halfa - Panjshir offensives

Useful guidelines

Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not

Useful templates

• Citeweb

{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=2008-06-11 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}

• Citebook

{{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= |year= |publisher= |location= |isbn= }}

• Citenews

{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= |url= |work= |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2008-06-11 }}

Quotes

"The guerrilla wins if he does not lose; the conventional army loses if it does not win."

Henry Kissinger

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."

Benjamin Franklin

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