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Petrel Paradise

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Petrel Paradise Petrel Paradise By Duncan • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share I’ve mentioned before that New Zealand is a great place for enjoying petrels.

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Stalking a Kiwi Icon

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Stalking a Kiwi Icon Stalking a Kiwi Icon By Duncan • March 16, 2011 • 1 comment Tweet Share Most people, if asked, would confidently name what they thought the National Bird of New Zealand was.

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Fun, Fun, Fun Crossley ID Guide Giveaway

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These Blasts From The Past Fighting Over Crumbs Reflections of Ardea Alba Welcome to New Zealand! • Explore These Related Posts The Future of Birding Field Guides is Digital Crossley ID Guide Giveaway Winners Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor.Or Thanks for visiting!

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

No wonder rBGH has been banned in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. I dispute Dr. Miller’s assertion that rBGH-injected cows can help reduce milk prices. Is this really the conversation we want to be having about nutrition—how to pump cows full of even more chemicals to keep up with our ravenous, fat-laden diets?

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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It seems that these people, who purport to claim to care so much about animals, are completely ignorant of the existence of any animal life beyond horses, cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys. The birds had evolved without a predator like this, and with the new snake having no predators, it had no problem decimating the island’s birdlife.

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Tiritiri Matangi Island

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One bird I apparently heard at the landing (although it didn’t register to me) was the Fernbird , New Zealand’s only Old World warbler (or more accurately megalurid warbler ). Greg the Naughty Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri ) Tags: Destinations , new zealand • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts?

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Share Your Thoughts « Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal Audubon Rebrand » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Thanks for visiting!

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