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Golden-crowned Warbler

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rufifrons occasionally strays to southern Texas or Arizona, but on the whole, they are seldom seen north of the border. This individual was seen in Costanera Sur, Argentina and found a gentle pish to be simply irresistible. It belongs to the Parulidae family, but along with the rest of the Basileuterus genus is non-migratory.

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Angry Birds, What’s Black and White and Hungry All Over, and a Little Something for the Ladies: This Week in Bird News

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If there’s one common theme to this week’s bird news items, it’s their collective bizarreness: The eagle has landed—on the drone, as France trains birds to take out drones that stray into restricted airspace. The smart-looking example in the photo above is by Michael Catanzariti, through Wikimedia Commons.).

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Zero Gravity Brewing Company: Bobolink Saison

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And of course, there are Cattle Egrets ( Bubulcus ibis ) and several species of cowbirds that rarely stray too far from livestock. For most of history, beer has thrived in agrarian settings, too. In fact, the specific epithet oryzivorus means “rice-eating” in Latin.

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