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Quinta do Casal Branco: Lobo e Falcão Reserva (2016)

10,000 Birds

While the hunting of game with trained birds of prey can be a controversial topic among birders , falconry was a valuable early source of information on birds, and its history, culture, and imagery continue to fascinate bird lovers, as we shall see. Quinta do Casal Branco: Lobo e Falcão Reserva (2016). Good birding and happy drinking!

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

10,000 Birds

The oldest Laysan albatross was last seen raising a chick on Midway Atoll in 2016, at age 66. He didn’t maim or touch the animals, period,” said his lawyer, Myles Breiner, during his not guilty plea. It is a documented fact that many predatory criminals begin young and focus on the animals who can’t escape them.

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