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My Favorite Release

10,000 Birds

August arrived and I was releasing birds knowing they’d need time to adapt prior to making that long flight across the Gulf of Mexico, headed to South America. Biologists are trying to get them to adopt nest boxes, but no luck with the CA birds so far. Finally, it was just Sophie left. It’s a theme.”. “I’ll

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“A Little Bird Told Me” … Happy Birthday Charles Darwin

10,000 Birds

The most commonly cited example is “Darwin’s Finch,” which filled the woodpecker niche by adopting the practice of acquiring a cactus thorn, and using this to access grubs hidden beneath the bark of trees. We think that the original stock from which the Galapagos Finches evolved came from nearby South America.

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