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Home-cloning kit for waders.

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Would the photograph be better if the whole bird was portrayed without being masked by unwanted greenery? A stem of plant material with a cluster of pink Apple Snail’s eggs are marring the picture by covering part of the eye. Do you have a picture that is spoiled by an intruding piece of plant stem? Who could get uppity with that?

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Bird Love Week: How They Get It Done

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There is some debate on the reproductive/genetic benefits of this, although a common view is that individuals don’t want all their eggs in one genetic basket, so to speak (pun intended, zing!). After laying eggs, they have little to do with the upbringing of their chicks, leaving the male to handle things.

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