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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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The Mourning Dove is a prolific breeder. Even though the female lays only two eggs per nest attempt, they enjoy a protracted breeding season in which multiple nesting attempts can occur every 30 days, and in Southern locations, nearly year round. population has been estimated to be approximately 350 million 2.

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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

South Africa is their steward and have been declared Special Nature Reserves under the South African Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act in 2003, which restricts activities on the islands to research and conservation management. It is still volcanically active with researchers periodically discovering new flows.

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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

10,000 Birds

Yes, Germans were a particularly supersticious breed in the days of old, and would not dare to use the word devil even when cursing. When researching the origin of this saying, I figured it pertained to snares that were used to catch thrushes until better times prevailed. You know, cavity breeders. Yupp, you read that correctly.

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