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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. At this hour I am a reluctant, under-caffeinated sherpa – and concentration must be given to the dangers of the footpath ahead.

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Terrifying Truth about Crow Intelligence

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I may have to quit blogging… Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! I blame Charlie Sheen. Thanks for visiting!

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What is the National Bird of Honduras?

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Tags: honduras , macaws , national bird , Scarlet Macaw • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Get yours today! Thanks for visiting!

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Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

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Tags: diabolical , ID Quiz , quiz • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. parrot to me, but I sure as heck can’t get it to species level.

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Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

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Diabolical A to Z Quiz in Queens Quiz Pic 1 Answer: Barrow’s Goldeneye Finally we come to the most unfair of the three quiz pictures, that which depicted feather detail of a Thick-billed Parrot. Diabolical A to Z Quiz in Queens Quiz Pic 2 Answer: Thick-billed Parrot So who wins? DIABOLICAL!!! Get yours today! Thanks for visiting!

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

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But this critically endangered and majestic blue parrot has remained elusive to most of the world and, sniffle sniffle, to me as well. Green-and-rufous Kingfisher is the only Cholorceryle species I haven’t seen, so observing one would complete a genus in this fascinating family. See who won the contest here! Get yours today!

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) Happy birding, Dale Forbes Tags: accentors , Alpine Accentor , Birds , features , polygynandry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts?

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