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Fight for the Wild

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The Kea – New Zealand’s enigmatic alpine parrot. Anyone interested in birds, bird conservation and, in particular, the strategy of feral animal control will find it fascinating. There is beautiful footage, too, of their parrots – Kaka , Kakarikis and the alpine specialist, the Kea. Kiwis are featured of course.

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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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Even better, just a few meters away from the food vendors, it is not too crowded, and the palm trees attract a number of birds, including two species of parrots. The first one is the Blue-naped Parrot. and Blue-Naped Parrots (Tanygnathus lucionensis)” Instead of reading that paper, maybe watch the video ?

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Foster to Toora

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There is a family of feral foxes that I often encounter near Bennison Creek. I have seen Chestnut Teal , Grey Teal , White-faced Herons , Superb Fairy-wrens , Eastern Yellow Robins , Brown-headed Honeyeaters , New Hollands Honeyeaters , Yellow-faced Honeyeaters and White-eared Honeyeaters in the area on various walks. Bennison Creek Bridge.

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The Rose-ringed Parakeets of Heidelberg

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This article is about the parrots we have, not the ones we wish we had. Yes, Germany has parrots, or parakeets to be more precise. It is commonly kept in captivity and has therefore established many feral populations world-wide originating from escaped / released cage birds. A Birdy New Year! Because we never have had.

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The Urban Birds of Austin, Texas

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Comical with their green feathers and unique faces, they have established feral populations in cities across the country since their accidental release in the 1960’s.

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How to Watch Birds in the Rains of Costa Rica

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No, it’s not learning how quick one can identify and ignore feral Rock Pigeons (you may still need them on a Big Day after all), it’s that thing that people have been attempting to predict and rely upon since the days of dealing with dangerous Megafauna; the weather. The umbrella.

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Lake Bindegolly National Park

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There was also evidence of the damage that feral pigs can do all along the trail and along the water’s edge and we soon came across a small group of them. No doubt the National Parks are aware of the situation, but it is also hard to deal with feral animals in remote areas. Feral pigs. Turtle shell. Outback flies!

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