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A special Pied Oystercatcher

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I have followed the breeding activity of the Pied Oystercatchers in Broome along Cable Beach since July 2000 when I found the first nest site and the birds have continued to use the same territories, though there have been some partner changes. I can also monitor any movement along the coast during the year when they are no longer breeding.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 3)

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Apparently, King Parrot are an Australian grindcore band formed in Melbourne in 2010. Adolescent Galahs are prone to behavioral problems; they will become noisy, aggressive, and destructive if not provided enough physical or emotional support. Inexplicably, some of the other names for this species include blood tit (?),

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Unlikely Healer Walks on Three Paws

4 The Love Of Animals

He was named the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Cat of the Year for 2010, and he has authored two critically acclaimed books. Emotional bandage,” which conveys some of his lessons. and her “Kibble for Thought” workbook, in an attempt to give humans an emotional vocabulary to support health.

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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.) a close childhood friend of Lendrum’s, Howard Waller, breeds falcons for Sheikh Butti bin Maktoum, a member of the Dubai royal family. Author Joshua Hammer. photo credit: Cordula Krämer). The book is structured cinematically.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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million people (2010 census). Here local hunters had known about the colony and for generations had been harvesting the birds by simply picking the adults off their nests during the breeding season. Between 1990 and 2010, Ghana lost 33.7% However, there are a whole lot more Ghanaians now!

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Jochen’s Top 10 birds of 2016

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I did not see any lifers whatsoever in 2016, making it my first lifer-free year since around 2010. Lesser Spotted Eagles breed regularly with around 100 pairs in Germany, but unless you know where the territories are you are unlikely to see them. Lesser Spotted Eagle , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Best Bird of the Year 2012

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As 2012 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 and 2011 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. Secretive, silent and undetectable outside of its breeding season, found only in the U.S.

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