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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana. Hochachka noted that one had spent the winter “as far north as eastern Montana&#. Whatever they used to be, they are now a bird of Montana.

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Nine-legged Plover?

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A Fascinating Blog Post Three Brave Boys Save Secretary Bird Black-backed Woodpecker to Get Protection in California? Share Your Thoughts « Fun, Fun, Fun Crossley ID Guide Giveaway The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here.

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What is the National Bird of Nicaragua?

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Share Your Thoughts « The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Thanks for visiting! RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover? The proposal from U.S.

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of March 2011?

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We took a trip a couple of weeks ago to Montana – Pablo Reservoir just south of Flathead Lake had 2 Snowies for awhile, but (of course) they left about a week before we got there. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

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The Story of Russell A. Crow

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This story comes from Emily Johnson, who is a sub-permittee for a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in Helena, Montana. Grace’s high school is in Bozeman, Montana, next to a McDonald’s. Sometimes the human capacity for both cruelty and compassion can balance out in the life of a single bird. Such was the case with Russell A.