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Stalking a Kiwi Icon

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They would all be wrong, as New Zealand has no official National Bird. In spite of this New Zealand does have an iconic family of birds that has served as an emblem for the country for over a century, the kiwi. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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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. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

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Each species account starts with names–family name at the top of the page, followed below by English name of the species, alpha code, scientific name, local name in Cuba and the standard name as accepted by the Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO). It’s time to bird Cuba and it is time to learn more about Cuban naturalists.

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Orange-headed Thrush

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A three-part trip report for Hong Kong including the Orange-headed Thrush and visiting Tai Mo Shan , Cheun Lung Family Walk, and Aberdeen Reservoirs, can be found on Redgannet. The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage

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These Blasts From The Past Great Great Blue Heron Finding and Identifying a California Gnatcatcher Orange-headed Thrush Pectoral Sandpiper at Jones Beach Guan-emala About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. The proposal from U.S. Wicked, right?

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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. The proposal from U.S.

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Spotted Thick-knee

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… Tags: south-africa , Spotted Dikkop , stone curlews , thick-knees • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. … This post has been submitted to Bird Photography Weekly #134.

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