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Identifying the Mystery Bird

10,000 Birds

Sometimes bird rehabbers who end up with tiny, semi-feathered little mystery birds end up playing a game called “Name That Bird.”. Hence: Name That Bird. Aha, Georgia, so it’s too small for a Carolina Wren and there aren’t any House Wren s in your area during breeding season.”. Hence: phone calls to birder friends.

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A Wreck of Prions

10,000 Birds

I’m not sure what the collective noun for a group of petrels is, but the vets and wildlife carers of New Zealand might be forgiven for thinking that it might be a wreck after this week. It breeds on the Chatham Islands and some of the islands south of New Zealand, as well as Gough and Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic.

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The Flight of the Burning Pencils

10,000 Birds

Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Germany was not a birding nation, at least not by international standards. In the good old tradition of Stresemann and Mayr we were an ornithological nation, gathering systematic data on bird numbers and distribution of our regular breeding and wintering birds.

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Keeping Ducks and Geese as Pets

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Unlike older birds, ducklings (young ducks) and goslings (young geese) do not have waterproofing on their feathers. Don’t forget that there are a number of different breeds, so it’s worth doing some research on the breeds that are best suited to your requirements. Written by Sally White on behalf of Vet Supply Shop.

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Keeping Ducks and Geese as Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

Unlike older birds, ducklings (young ducks) and goslings (young geese) do not have waterproofing on their feathers. Don’t forget that there are a number of different breeds, so it’s worth doing some research on the breeds that are best suited to your requirements. Written by Sally White on behalf of Vet Supply Shop.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages.

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Woof ‘n’ Worship

4 The Love Of Animals

Growing up, I’d wanted to be a vet, but in my twenties I felt called to seminary. One of my favorite verses, Psalm 148, suddenly came to mind: “Let all wild animals and small creatures and flying birds praise the Lord.” All breeds, as long as they were leashed, were welcome. All animals praise the Lord.