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Best Bird of the Year 2012

10,000 Birds

Considering the bird survived a season in an area saturated with hunters and birds of prey, this facemelting rarity deserves our respect. Red Junglefowl by Mike Bergin Clare Kines chose an egg as his Best Bird of the Year. Black-backed Woodpecker by Larry Jordan Alan Tilmouth chose a bird that I would love to see myself.

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