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The Dracula Bird

10,000 Birds

And then there are those startling bright red eyes, which distinguish them from all other blackbirds in my region, and make them look quite capable of peering into your soul and taking over your will. I’m not particularly proud of these photos. But all this changed with the arrival of Europeans, and their cattle.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

10,000 Birds

He pointed out that Illinois had been sadly neglected up to this point, so Redgannet made a special visit to Chicago to redress this oversight. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus.

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