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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? The Black Heron – besides looking rather cool, though not really very black – also has an interesting fishing technique. In a 1946 paper , it is called “under-wing fishing”, while nowadays the term “canopy fishing” seems to be preferred.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

10,000 Birds

The Mourning Dove is a prolific breeder. Eliminates bullet fragments in the wound channel as it forms a”mushroom” or peels back upon impact. North American breeding bird survey annual summary 1989, 3 US Fish & Wildlife Service. Delivers devastating hydrostatic energy and shock to a game animal.

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