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Summer Books for Kids (and the rest of us)

10,000 Birds

I enjoy collecting children’s books about birds and nature that I come across in the expected (book stores) and unexpected (academic library conference reports) places. My favorite was the Greater Flamingo in Tanzania (Pinkest bird!). Spanish settlers arrived in 1493 and called the birds Coterras. Other Europeans came.

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Weavers

10,000 Birds

African Harrier-Hawks, snakes and other predators frequently raid weaver colonies to rob the nests of eggs and chicks. Anaplectes – Red-headed Weaver A male Red-headed Weaver collecting shoots for building his nest. Image taken by Adam Riley in Tanzania. Image taken by Adam Riley in Tanzania.

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