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The Cattle Egret Expansion

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When you think of invasives, you think of the birds that have been helped by human beings to get where they are, such as House Sparrow or European Starling. While equally at home among cattle and elephants in areas where neither are available it has adopted airports, where they feed on insects that get stirred up by passing planes.

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Spotted Thick-knee

10,000 Birds

The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. Elephants Eye Mar 19th, 2011 at 7:34 am I vote for night-plover. • Explore These Related Posts World Wetlands Day on the Highveld Bush Stone Curlews.Or Why not call them big-eyes or night-plovers?

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