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Don’t Ignore the Barnacles – they’re Real Birds

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This tagged bird was wild-bred Pheasants are largely ignored by birdwatchers , despite their good looks Rose-ringed Parakeet , now a common (but unpopular) resident of many European towns, including London. The European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 makes interesting reading.

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Banded Semipalmated Sandpipers at Big Egg Marsh, Queens, New York

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Now that passerine migration has largely wound down the attention of this New York birder has shifted to seabirds, shorebirds, and the occasional trip looking for breeding birds. It is a great spot for Horseshoe Crabs to spawn and lay eggs so it is no wonder that shorebirds congregate to eat those eggs.

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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

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Ka’ena Point is also a breeding ground for the Federally protected Laysan albatross, where 45 nests were being carefully monitored by the non-profit Pacific Rim Conservation. They emerged from their bloody rampage leaving fifteen adults dead, and fifteen destroyed nests with either smashed or missing eggs.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” I ended up looking for photographs of Peregrine hack sites, captive breeding aviaries, Hawaii tropical forest, and the California Condors of the Grand Canyon on the Internet.

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Bird Banding the Dry Tortugas

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The park is home to not one, not two, but large three colonies of breeding seabirds: the Brown Noddy , Magnificent Frigatebird , and Sooty Tern. As we looked closer, we saw the Sooty Terns nesting right on the ground itself, calling back and forth to each other as they sat on their speckled eggs. Lots and lots of birds.

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Prop 2 Passes in California

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It applies to breeding pigs, egg laying hens and veal calves. Tags: proposition 2. Prop 2 requires that factory farms provide enough space for animals to stand up, turn around and extend their limbs. Prop 2 goes into effect in January of 2015, giving factory farms six years to shift to different housing systems.

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Questionable Practices at the Calgary Zoo

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In April 2009, unseasonably cold weather froze two whopping crane eggs. They were a part of the zoo’s breeding program for the rare birds. Tags: zoos welfare violations animal welfare. In November 2008, a virus killed a 15-month-old Asian elephant calf named Malti. A zookeeper had left the knife behind in the exhibit.

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