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Chilling out with Rollers and Hoopoes

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Two doves on the wire… Here, I would expect them to be European Turtle-Doves , as opposed to Collared Doves , but they are against the light… until a soft turrr – turrr comes from that direction. The next morning found me at the Reva Pond with a group of primary school kids. Their scientific name is not turtur for nothing.

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8 Reasons Why Bringing Your Dog To Work Is A Good Idea

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Office Life – 8 Reasons Why Bringing Your Dog To Work Is A Good Idea. Dogs, cats and other animals are great stress reducers and they give out unconditional love. A large number of corporations and businesses in California, especially, have taken up the approach of “take your dog to work&# day or week.

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

10,000 Birds

Let me introduce my guest blogger, Lisa Owens Viani, co-founder of the California-based group RATS ( Raptors Are The Solution ), which educates people about the dangers of rat poisons. Perhaps their next product will be named “Gills”—or “Turtle” or “Trout” or Salmon?” Does the product above strike you as black humor, only not funny?

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A Chance for Bliss

4 The Love Of Animals

Currently, A Chance for Bliss sanctuary is home to 96 residents including 25 horses, 22 dogs, 8 goats, 7 pot belly pigs , 4 sheep, 2 steers, 5 ducks, 5 geese, 5 cockatiels, 4 rabbits, 3 chickens, 3 cats, 1 turkey, a one-winged pigeon, Hines, and a turtle, Bart. The oldest dog, Max, is 17, while the oldest horse, Prince is 36.

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Sea Snakes of Northern Australia

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Olive Sea Snake that has had a dog visit it on the beach Olive Sea Snake with obvious bulge Stoke’s Sea Snake Stoke’s Sea Snake with wounds Dubois’ Sea Snake Dubois’ Sea Snake being returned to the sea! And that was one lucky dog, ey? I hope you enjoy these photos! Renato-yes…plenty of diversity here!

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Rare Birds: The Extraordinary Tale of the Bermuda Petrel and the Man Who Brought It Back from Extinction–A Review

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Try Bermuda Petrel, Pterodroma cahow , one of the group of seabirds called gadfly petrels. It isn’t in your book of seabirds? (It It certainly isn’t in MS Word’s dictionary, because my draft is full of red underlining every time I type it.)

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Birds and music

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You can easily see that this blog post is trying to appeal to two very different target groups – birders and those who like independent/alternative music. An Oriental Turtle Dove (Wolongshan, China). Dr. Dog – Cuckoo. Well, nevermind. Common Chaffinc h, Visselhoevede area, Germany.