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We Got the Wrong Starling

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As the story goes, way back in the late 19th Century and organization called the American Acclimitazation Society was working hard to introduce every one of the 600 species of birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays to North America. The AAS released some hundred European Starlings into Central Park in 1890 and 1891.

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Birding across the north of Australia in July

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These temperatures make for perfect birding/camping weather and because that is one of our favourite pastimes we decided it was time to go and explore a bit more of northern Australia during July. The total distance of the trip was 8048kms/5001 miles and we often drove for hours without seeing a single vehicle. Red Kangaroos.

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