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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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There’s the Neolithic era; Ancient Egypt (bird mummies!); One exception is Magdalena Heinroth, a German ornithologist who, with her husband Oscar, raised and studied thousands of birds in her apartment in pre-World War II Berlin.

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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

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Greater Flamingos are considered cooperative breeders as fledglings are raised in a creche, in which large numbers of young are watched by multiple non-breeding adult greater flamingos. And this is (a bad photo of) an African Sacred Ibis mummy in the British Museum in London (found in Egypt). T his is an African Sacred Ibis at Ndumo.

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Note to Those Wanting Promotion: Pay Attention

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By encouraging people to bake with higher welfare eggs (as well as organic milk, butter and chocolate) vital funds will be raised to campaign against battery cages. On Egypt's Pig Cull. From the 6th -10th of July we are asking everyone to get their aprons on and bake with free-range or organic eggs. Eat More Veal?

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

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Ostrich industry in Egypt. It looked like a family of parrots were trying to kill each other” The Black-backed Puffback has what eBird describes as “a fiery red eye” eBird also explains the name: “When excited, males can raise fluffy white feathers on the rump to resemble a puffball.”

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A Question of Migration

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Another question this raises has to do with migration itself. In other words, many sorts of animals might benefit from migration, but those with powered flight might be able to develop a migratory behavior more easily than those stuck to the ground on hooves. Those two questions are not mutually exclusive. Why migrate? 2 PIERSMA, T.,

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Introducing the African Birding Beat

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I was fortunate to have been born and raised in Africa, and although I have traveled extensively around the world, it remains my home and in my blood. Adam has traveled extensively to all 7 continents, leading tours to numerous countries ranging from Colombia to Egypt, Angola to Papua New Guinea and Antarctica to Alaska.