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Africa – Birding down Memory Lane

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The Feral Pigeon and the House Sparrow came the day after, when in the lush green oasis of the Sanitas nursery tea garden I noticed the announcement of the next meeting of the Botswana Bird Club. Under that impossibly blue sky of Africa.

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Invasive Species Week Wrap-Up

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– Greater Rheas : Germany’s new Big Bird – Feral Pigeons World Wide – New York City’s First Eurasian Collared-Dove – The Eurasian Collared-Dove Explosion: Coming to a Town Near You!

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. This is not entirely unknown among domestic animals, but many domesticates have no living wild version. Bringing animals that would require feed and water at that early stage would have been unwise.

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26 Hours in Dubai

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On the ground Yellow Wagtails dart around with Isabelline Wheatears, Laughing Doves and the larger Hoopoes, Cattle Egrets , and Grey Francolins , while in the bushes or fliying around are Bank Mynas , White-cheeked Bulbuls , Collared Pranticole and Marsh Harriers. All in all a pretty sweet spot.

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26 Hours in Dubai

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On the ground Yellow Wagtails dart around with Isabelline Wheatears, Laughing Doves and the larger Hoopoes, Cattle Egrets , and Grey Francolins , while in the bushes or fliying around are Bank Mynas , White-cheeked Bulbuls , Collared Pranticole and Marsh Harriers. All in all a pretty sweet spot.

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

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You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). I know that we are all looking forward to a time when we might return to the old normal, but until then, please stay safe and keep your distance. 149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

A total of 33,000 wild horses are degrading the environment, but around 3 million to 4 million cattle are not? Priscilla Feral President, Friends of Animals Darien, Conn., Davis, an emeritus professor of animal science at Oregon State University, says the horses “damage” the environment. And no, the mustangs do not need birth control.