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Stalking a Kiwi Icon

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The kiwi (note, Maori loanwords do not get an ‘s’ when made plural) were first used as logos in the 19th century, and were quickly adopted as a a national emblem before the turn of the century. They are commonest where they are intensively protected and managed, but these places are often remote and hard to visit.

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Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas

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The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

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Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage

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Jochen: I like that name and I might just have to adopt it. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Jochen Mar 18th, 2011 at 10:14 am I always called them Rubber Ducks because to me their silhouette is perfect – just ask Ernie. Thanks for visiting!

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Orange-headed Thrush

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The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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Of the Central Flyway states, Nebraska alone holds out in protecting the cranes, having proven by its longstanding Festival of the Cranes in Kearney that a crane is worth infinitely more alive and purring in the sky with its family than thudding, broken and bleeding, into a cornfield. Thanks for visiting! The proposal from U.S.

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Adopt A Turkey!

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Funny lady Ellen DeGeneres and rescue group Farm Sanctuary both want you to Adopt-A-Turkey this Thanksgiving! So, this Thanksgiving instead of eating a turkey, please join me in adopting one from Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt-A-Turkey Project and you can give a turkey something to be thankful for.” Start with Thanksgiving.”.

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Spotted Thick-knee

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The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! • Explore These Related Posts World Wetlands Day on the Highveld Bush Stone Curlews.Or

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