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Potpourri of Amazing Bird Science

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But in Iraq, and more exactly, Kurdistan and Iraqi Kurdistan, they are supposed to be there (and are regularly hunted and eaten) and the fighting is not supposed to be there. If this was America, we might not be concerned because starlings are an invasive species, at least in North America. BBC has the story as a video.

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I and the Bird: What is an Ibis?

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White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge – Larry Jordan, 10,000 Birds. Early Morning Bird Walk – Charlotte Wasylik, Prairie Birder. Roseate Spoonbills at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge – Corey Finger, 10,000 Birds. Glossy Ibis , photo by Valerie Gebert. Glossy Ibis , Plegadis falcinellus.

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