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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

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One of my most vivid memories of watching The Sopranos – still the best TV series ever, in my opinion – is Tony outside barbecuing, occasionally turning the different pieces of meat.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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The Mourning Dove is a prolific breeder. Yields more high quality meat as it retains 95-100% of the original bullet weight. She found the nest under the windshield wiper of her vehicle that was parked in her garage. Eliminates bullet fragments in the wound channel as it forms a”mushroom” or peels back upon impact.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

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People apparently catch and eat Yellow-breasted Buntings because they think its meat has aphrodisiac properties ( source ), which leads to it being categorized as Critically Endangered. They are also raised commercially for meat and eggs, as described in that beacon of ornithological knowledge, the World’s Poultry Science Journal.

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