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Orange-headed Thrush

10,000 Birds

Informed literature bears out my experience that most birds are seen singly or in pairs. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. The former British colony’s Z.c. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

10,000 Birds

The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. The crowd of macaws is soon joined by parrots arriving as if on cue and bearing their colorfully named body parts: Yellow-crowned , Blue-headed , White-bellied , Orange-cheeked , and Mealy – followed by two species of parakeets – Dusky-headed and White-eyed.

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