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Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Angell’s black-and-white methodology works well for crows, ravens and owls, his chosen subjects, and it also surprisingly well for more colorful birds, even Indian Peafowl. The Barn Owl sweeps down in darkness at midnight, moonlight illuminated his wings and face.

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The Black Album: Black Birders, Blackpoll Warblers, Black-tailed Godwits, Black Flamingos, and more

10,000 Birds

Scientists investigate the DNA of Hawaii’s free-roaming fowl. What kind of miscreant kicks a Barn Owl in mid-flight? Someone better tell that flamingo not to stay put and avoid Malta, where voters narrowly rejected a ban on hunting migratory birds. Why did the chicken cross the archipelago? Now you have.

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