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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

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It has been more than 5 years since I last went to Australia, and I was even less of a qualified bird photographer then than I am now. All photos were taken in Australia in December 2016 – locations included Brisbane and surroundings, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Melbourne, and the coast near Melbourne.

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People should stop beliveing in stupid ideas like(dilemma of saveing prey from predator) + people sympathesing with cute animals over any else(to the point they dont care about animals who arent in there minds).

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Only exceptions are:invasive species attacking native species/wild animals attacking pets and endangered species being attacked by wild species. Native species need to be protected at all cost even if.like in Australia stray house cats will die.Goverment is doing a service to its ecosystem and you have to accapt it.

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A Little Friarbird nest repair

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It is general knowledge to our neighbour’s children that we “know about birds” and they have asked about all of our “pet birds” that fly around without cages and wonder how that works. The decision was made to reposition the nest in a good place not quite so high and more protected from the wind.

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4 The Love Of Animals

Heart U Back also supports animal protection agencies on a global level, including Canada (OSPCA and BCSPCA), Australia (RSPCA), and the UK (RSPCA). From the site: The Heart U Back Collection of jewelry has been uniquely designed and created to express the heart-warming bond between pet and the pet owner.

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

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Wikipedia also has an interesting paragraph hinting at observation bias in ornithologists: “At the continental scale, saddle-billed storks preferred protected areas that have a higher extent of open water compared to areas without the storks. The benefit for the wasps is that they get to keep a beautiful pet.

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Australia’s extinct and threatened bird species

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Australia is a vast country with a very small human population, which mostly clings to the edge of the continent. Even the first explorers to Australia documented there was a risk of extinction of birds and animals into the future and subsequently decided to collect as many specimens as possible! Preface,p.xxiv.

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