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Spotlight: Lisa Beth Acton, Raising Ravens

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She has a captive-bred education bird named Xena, a Eurasian Eagle Owl. He meant well, but his research told him to feed them Exact parrot formula – which is NOT a diet for ravens. We would close the flight around 10 PM to protect them from predators, then we’d get up at four in the morning to open the door again.

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GHANA – Upper Guinea Forest Birding at its best!

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Next, came small flocks of Red-fronted Parrots screeching overhead with the odd African Grey thrown in for good measure. Sadly, though much of the Upper Guinea Forest remains at threat from illegal logging and clearing areas for farming. All words and images by Chris Townend of Wise Birding Holidays a.

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