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Birding Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Rice Paddies

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He is the great ascetic, the master of fertility, the master of poison and medicine, and Lord of Cattle. Why is there a Lord of Cattle, and what exactly is his job description? No further follow-on questions (“What doe Hindu mean?

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Better Birding: A Book Review (& a New Year’s goal)

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and is currently events coordinator for the American Birding Association and a research associate in the Ornithology Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. George was a tour leader for Field Guides, Inc. I myself will be starting with the chapters on Marsh Sparrows.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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The primary reasons for the decline of macaws and parrots are many but habitat loss due to logging; clear cutting for crops and cattle ranching; and capture for the pet trade rank among the most threatening. Each bird, regardless of species, seems perfectly content to wait for the other to make the first move toward the colpa.

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