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Australian Magpies breeding in Broome

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We also often encounter them just out of town near the Pony Club and that is where these photos were taken. We have occasionally observed one near Gantheaume Point , but this may well be one of these Australian Magpies , because nowhere is far in Broome. The Australian Magpies in Victoria have a different plumage and that can be seen here.

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Konik Ponies in Scottish Conservation

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The breed is a direct descendent of the Tarpan, a wild forest horse driven to extinction in central Europe in the late 19th century.Hardier than their domestic cousins, konik horses can cope with harsh climates an forage in the wild.Their ability to graze on courser grass, sedges and rushes can also help boost biodiversity.

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Clare M’s 2015 Year List

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The adult Pied Oystercatchers were still at their non-breeding site at Gantheaume Point and will no doubt lay their first eggs for 2015 in the first week of July. The last of the three juvenile Pied Oystercatchers was seen with its parents on Christmas day and a couple of days later it had finally gone on its way.

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