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A Brief Tour of Uganda, The Pearl of Africa

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It’s still hard for me to wrap my head around this trip, my first on a brand new continent. It’s a fun game for New World birders to find equivalents to many of the Old World bird families that we are unfamiliar with, but there is no equivalent to turacos. More to come as I law out the trip in my head better.

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Not enough Woodpeckers

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The species name “tukki” is not derived from a beloved but now extinct Eastern European car brand but from the Sumatran word for woodpecker. There is a Chinese proverb stating “Laws control a lesser person, right conduct controls a greater one.” Also, the cap of the females is not even red but black.

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4 The Love Of Animals

According to the survey, which was conducted on behalf of Beneful® brand dog food, 95 percent of dog owners agree that spending time with their dog lifts their spirits and 92 percent say their dog helps them enjoy life’s simple pleasures. Dog lovers know that life truly is better together with their four-legged friends.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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Written by birders, it underlies a wealth of facts, trends, and events with a consciousness that the more knowledgeable we are about good bird feeding practices, based on history and experience, the more successful bird feeding will be at bringing people to birds and the more people will advocate for effective conservation policies and laws.

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