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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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As usual when species are well-examined, the number of subspecies seems to multiply, though apparently some of these subspecies have recently been culled in order to simplify the life of birders. The US company NE Pigeon Supplies presumably is involved in supplying materials to keep and breed pigeons.

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Nature is Tough

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Of course, injured animals have a very difficult time making it in the wild. It will never make it to the Paramo in the high Andes for winter nor return to the tundra to breed. This bird will not use resources on the wintering grounds nor take up a breeding territory on the tundra. That is how it is and how it should be.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 6)

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According to Tim Low (in “Where Song began”), “so easy were they to breed that by 1859 they cost less to buy in London than in Sydney.” ” Funny how the difficulty of breeding a species can be illustrated in simple monetary terms. Is it offensive to say that Australian Zebra Finches breed like rabbits?

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