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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. Scarlet Macaw Ara macao. Scarlet and Blue-and-Yellow Macaws Ara macao and A.

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Summer Books for Kids (and the rest of us)

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Here are three excellent but very different children’s books I enjoyed this year (two were published in 2013, one in 2011). Parrots Over Puerto Rico is a wonderland of colors and shapes. Parrots Over Puerto Rico is a wonderland of colors and shapes. First there were the parrots, then the TaĆ­nos, who arrived around 800 CE.

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Terrifying Truth about Crow Intelligence

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Robins at the White House Tips for Your Christmas Bird Count Another reason not to own a parrot We Should Arrange a Cage Match with Dick Cheney About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. I blame Charlie Sheen. Wicked, right?

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What is the National Bird of Honduras?

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By Corey • March 18, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share The national bird of Honduras is the Scarlet Macaw. Coreys 2011 Year List - 228 Copyright © 2011 10,000 Birds. What is the National Bird of Honduras? Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras. Wicked, right?

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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I am particularly happy to see that the bird communication section includes recent research on singing female birds. Press, 2011, cited as “RTP to Paul Brooks, March 6, 1945, Peterson Institute.” These are all informative and current. Dunlap, Oxford Univ.

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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

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CompaƱy, published in 2000 and covering 354 species and 21 endemics; (b) the Spanish-language translation, Aves de Cuba , updated by Cornell Lab of Ornithologyā€™s Neotropical Conservation Initiative in 2011 to cover 369 bird species and 26 endemics; (3) Birds of the West Indies by Herbert A. Raffaele, James, Wiley, Orlando H. Garrido, et al.,

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Birds of Prey of the East & Birds of Prey of the West: Review of Two Field Guides

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There is a major difference: the Raptors guides are photographic and the Birds of Prey guides are illustrated with Wheelerā€™s paintings, over 1,000 images in each guide, organized with logical precision for reference, research, and comparison, with a self-evident side benefit–the portrayal of the beauty of raptors.