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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation by Paul J. The growth of community bird feeding programs in the 1920’s, for example, is shown to be rooted in post-World War I America prosperity–more spending money, more time, and (this is the part I like) the availability of cheap grain. And conservation.

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Arizona, or Central Mexico?

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So the only Patagonia I would choose to visit in the future, is the Patagonia to be found at the southern end of South America. When they go low… How about the Tyrant Flycatcher family? If you live on the west coast of North America, Arizona is much closer. Consider the striking Berylline Hummingbird.

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Talking Starlings

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This particular species is not native to New Zealand (similar to its status in North America). In areas where starlings are introduced, the laws for keeping them as pets are relaxed. The woman in the video found it as a chick at a few days old and hand reared it. This is not the first talking European Starling on YouTube.

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Not enough Woodpeckers

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There is a Chinese proverb stating “Laws control a lesser person, right conduct controls a greater one.” At woodpecker family meetings, it usually stands a bit separate from most other species as it cannot meaningfully participate in discussions about wood (it mostly lives in rocky terrain without trees).

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One Last Wood-Warbler Week Post

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We’ll see… But there is one more thing to do for Wood-Warbler Week, and that is to figure out what wood-warbler is represented in the Wood-Warbler Week logo, which was created by my wonderful sister-in-law, Stephanie Chung. Below is the logo. What species is shown? Leave your best guess in the comments.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

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In 1850, the Passenger Pigeon ( Ectopistes migratorius ) was the most abundant bird in North America and possibly the world. Lacey of Iowa introduced the nation’s first wildlife-protection law, which banned the interstate shipping of unlawfully killed game. A newly created U.S. A newly created U.S.

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ALDF Calling for An Animal Abuser Registry

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Wouldn't you want to know if a violent or repeat animal abuser were living next door to you and your family? Keep your animals and your families safe. It sounds like they are calling for an animal abuse equivalent of the sex offender registry. I think it's a great idea.

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