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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan

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The Crested Serpent Eagle is another species bound to suffer from a naming error in perpetuity. If you are afraid of spiders, you might want to get a pet Streaked Spiderhunter. The Crested Bunting would certainly be a highlight in a post on buntings (such as this one ) but does not particularly stand out here in Yunnan.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator War Wounds

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Wildlife rehabilitators have an arsenal of equipment and techniques we use to protect ourselves. And I was pecked in the eye by my pet chicken, does that count?”. “I A Bald Eagle took a chunk out of my jaw,” said Vonda Lee Morton. “I I was wearing the lead x-ray apron and heavy raptor gloves, so I thought I was protected.

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Birds and People: A Book Review

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We sing about them, we paint them, we use them as mythic and poetic symbols for our spiritual and emotional feelings, we wear them in myriad and often colorful ways, we adopt them as household pets. We worship birds, we hunt birds, we protect birds, and, yes, we eat birds. Eagles are national symbols of the U.S.,

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