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Kamikaze Pigeons and a War to Extinction

10,000 Birds

Serbia has a large number of pigeon fanciers and a long history of lack of law enforcement in the field of wildlife crime ( Newsweek on poaching in the Balkans ). This time it is not in Serbia, but in Zurich, Switzerland, where this particular Serbian pigeon fancier / blogger lives. Painting (c) by Paschalis Dougalis. v=8kKoL3sdbaQ.

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Baby Bird Books, Little Bird Books

10,000 Birds

The boys knew what Owls looked like, they saw Screech Owls (and Barred and Great Horned Owls) at a local wildlife park, and we photographed Burrowing Owl families every year at Brian Piccolo Park. This beautiful book, an a import from Switzerland, is a joy to look at and read. So, they knew that these were Real Owls.

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