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Birding Singapore

10,000 Birds

I guess having one racket is still enough to play the game, though it may not be sufficient to find a high-quality mate. If you take a feral pigeon, bleach it and then batik it using the right colors, the result might be a Pink-necked Green Pigeon (1). It does indeed look like a racket – not a tennis one but a hockey one.

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What is the State Bird of New Mexico?

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Rattlesnakes are fair game, as are other reptiles, scorpions, frogs, birds, and insects. million breeding birds, Greater Roadrunners have a stable population (according to Partners in Flight). million breeding birds, Greater Roadrunners have a stable population (according to Partners in Flight).

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

4 The Love Of Animals

A feral kitten captured and neutered by a small non-profit, somewhat militant organization, was on display at our local Massachusetts Society Prevention of Cruelty Association branch, which often took these feral cats in the hope of finding homes for them. The work of shelters and breed rescue organizations is vital.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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The chance that this was a real Turkey are not great, and the chance that Columbus actually brought breeding stock from Honduras to Spain is not great, so maybe, maybe not. Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius.

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