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Amazing Birds of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.

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Bowerbirds are a unique family of birds found only in Australia and New Guinea. She makes the nest, incubates the eggs and feeds the young solo. A little while ago I watched a National Geographic documentary, about the Birds of Paradise and it claimed, in its introduction, that all such species were found in New Guinea.

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Weavers

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African Harrier-Hawks, snakes and other predators frequently raid weaver colonies to rob the nests of eggs and chicks. All occur in the Guinea-Congolese rainforests of Africa, with Red-headed being the most widespread. Red-headed Malimbe is the most widespread species in the genus. Photo taken by Adam Riley in Ghana.

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Collaborative list – August 2018

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Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Speckled Pigeon – Columba guinea. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Bravo if you have. 28 May 2018. 28 May 2018.

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