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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. And, some background on those laws, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Greenland’s Arctic Tern

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Since Kitsissunnguit has been preserved by law since 1988, the birds live in perfect harmony with nature and birdwatchers get a unique peephole into the birds life in their natural settings. When their nests are ready the birds lay two eggs, and in rare occasions only one or three.

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Birding Hluhluwe, South Africa

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Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in Africa – it was established in 1895. For the German flag, the “Grundgesetz” (the German basic law) states that the color of the national flag is black-red-gold. She also laid eggs in Melba Finch nests. Red-billed Firefinch. Poor creatures.