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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

10,000 Birds

Heine (1840-1920) was a German ornithologist, agronomist, and plant-breeder and unfortunately not related to the substantially more famous German writer Heinrich Heine, which will not keep me from quoting the latter: “The more I get to know people, the more I like dogs.” Female below.

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Our Best Birds of 2020

10,000 Birds

Common Cuckoo is a fascinating bird, an obligate parasitic breeder that employs numerous strategies, including fraud and murder, to survive. The closest I’ve ever come to breaking that run was in 2014, when I only had six lifers all year. It bears an iconic name associated with insanity and betrayal, but also with time and seasonality.

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