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Lady Amherst’s Pheasant

10,000 Birds

After she died, William decided to stick with the family and married the widowed daughter-in-law of Sarah Amherst and like Sarah, a dowager countess of Plymouth (it took me a while to figure out what this means, but then my parents always had difficulties explaining to me at family gatherings who was related with whom).

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Birding Hluhluwe, South Africa

10,000 Birds

For the German flag, the “Grundgesetz” (the German basic law) states that the color of the national flag is black-red-gold. In terms of breeding behavior, starlings are a diversified group – some use helpers, others do not. No doubt the woodpecker has similar considerations. young in 1.5 Poor creatures.

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“Condors over Cologne” – Rogue Ales & Spirits: Condor Kolsch

10,000 Birds

In 1987, only 27 were left in the wild and drastic action was taken to save the species: all remaining birds were captured, the California Condor was declared extinct in the wild, and a captive breeding program was begun, initially carried out by the San Diego Wild Animal Park and the Los Angeles Zoo. So, what is Kölsch, exactly?