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Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

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Sure, we try not to introduce snakes, rats, cats, goats, pigs, and a host of other creatures to isolated islands. Amsterdam Duck. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. And it is a rate of extinction that is speeding up! Mauritius Owl. Black-fronted Parakeet.

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Mega Rarity Tour of New Zealand – Extinction Special

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Also on the ground you’ll see your first Finsch’s Duck. This attractive relative of Australia’s Maned Duck is the most common duck you’ll see on the tour, but visitors always love seeing them and their ubiquity doesn’t detract from their attractiveness. It certainly has no known relatives.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. Random thought: What if I had died a month ago and never heard anything from The Burning Hell, nor the new Mountain Goats song “Training Montage” … Such sad and depressing thinking. Nest building: a good activity for a rainy day.

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