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Birders are Freeloaders

10,000 Birds

Bird watchers definitely pay, even if our economic contributions are patently ignored. economy than either hunters or anglers: 2011 Fishing Expenditures: $41.8 Clearly, wildlife watchers as a block contribute more to the national economy than either hunters or anglers. Freeloaders 2.

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The Famous Grouse: Smoky Black Blended Scotch Whisky

10,000 Birds

As a brand name, “The Famous Grouse” makes for a rather boastful claim – particularly with that obligatory definite article. The Famous Grouse brand was founded in 1896 in Perth and adopted its now-legendary grouse logo sometime in the early twentieth century, an image first drawn by Phillippa Gloag, the daughter of the company owner.

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