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Cyprus forests and avian inhabitants

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Of our migrant breeders the Hoopoe Upupa epops along with the Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur , European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus , Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida , Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus and Cretzschmar’s Bunting Emberiza caesia fill our forests with their melodious chorus during spring and summer.

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BISSELL MVP Pet Photo Contest

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Now in its third year, the 2010 BISSELL MVP Contest invites pet parents to submit photos of their furry friends for a chance at the title of Most Valuable Pet. The 2009 BISSELL MVP grand prize winner, golden retriever Norman, is a breeder for a Columbus, OH service dog program – 4 Paws For Ability.

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Book: Shift Your Habit

4 The Love Of Animals

The Shift: Instead of buying your new friend from a pet store or breeder, adopt one from a shelter. Shift-It Tip: If you’re set on a purebred dog or cat, buy one from a rescue association instead of getting a pedigree from a breeder. Book: Shift Your Habit originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on March 1, 2010.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Though the third-most densely populated county in the United States (as of the 2010 census, thank you Wikipedia), about 25% of Bronx land is open, public space. The first three sections are brief, presenting a summary of the bird’s current NYC status (migrant, resident, breeder, vagrant, etc.), Eaton, and John Kuerzi.

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The Storks of Africa

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In 2010, a remarkable and previously unrecorded phenomenon occurred when thousands upon thousands of African Openbills appeared from nowhere and spread throughout South Africa, even to the far southern tip of the continent and remote Karoo semi-desert regions where they had never been recorded before.

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The Fate of the Florida Anis

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A lone Smooth-billed Ani, dubbed the ‘Orphan Ani’ by locals, that lingered for months at Anhinga Trail in 2010. Smooth-billed Anis were relative newcomers as breeders to Florida, having only begun nesting since the 1930s. Some of these birds successfully winter in central and southern Florida.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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We start with Lendrum being arrested in 2010 at the Birmingham (U.K.) He interviews breeders about rumors of raptor trafficking and egg smuggling, activities that have supposedly been stopped. Author Joshua Hammer. photo credit: Cordula Krämer). The book is structured cinematically. And, it’s here where that story ends.

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