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15 Australian Birds (Episode 6)

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I saw them at Ayers Rock which while I was there had the worst floods in memory (my parents in Germany thought I must be traveling under a bad star, as they heard about these floods in the German news and knew I was there at that time). ” Somebody should have warned the poor kites not to copy everything that humans do.

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To Tick or Not to Tick – Exotic Birding in Miami

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But its not just parrots that are doing well in their adopted city. A Carolina Parakeet mounted in a museum in Germany Fritz Geller-Grimm. The population is not directly dependent on human support. Dozens of other introduced bird species, largely escapees from pet owners, now call Miami home.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Long before that time Mexican domesticated Turkeys had been adopted by Native Americans in the American Southwest as well. Dates of first arrival listed by Schorger (1966) are: Italy 1520, Germany 1530, France 1538, England 1541, Denmark and Norway 1550, Sweden 1556. Diffusion to other european countries subsequently was very rapid.

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