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The Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012

10,000 Birds

In early December of 2012 we had the opportunity to cover this hard-core rally in the south of Peru. Besides the birds, the teams were distracted by half a dozen primate species and rare Giant River Otters. Each day of the rally kicked off at the respectable time of 4 in the morning and ended after dark.

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Do Birds Feel Love?

10,000 Birds

No human can divine what a mated pair of geese or eagles may feel for one another, but stories abound of birds,especially Canada Geese , who spurned all offers from members of the opposite sex for years after a mate was killed. The birds had roosted together each night in a single soft clump of feathers.

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