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The first Pied Oystercatcher chick of 2020

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This offers a lot more protection than the exposed nest site. Feral cats are also a problem in Broome. The post The first Pied Oystercatcher chick of 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. There are dangers around the nest site and the sooner they could move the family away from the exposed nest site the better.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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It is also a story about conservation: the danger hummingbirds have always been in from all sides, natural and human-made, and the ways in which individuals, community groups, and larger organizations are working to protect them. Lovette (2020). Billerman, and I.J. Hummingbirds (Trochilidae), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S.