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Some Hokkaido Winter Passerines

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But while humans mainly try to stay slim and fit for health reasons, Eurasian Siskins care more about the danger of being eaten. Given the political situation in Iran, Eurasian Bullfinches rarely go there – and if they do, it is a cause for a scientific paper. People tend to eat more food when in company.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin.

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