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Birding Ruili, Yunnan

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When I last visited the town almost 10 years ago, it had a Wild West feel, and Wikipedia claims that it is “an important location for trade with Myanmar, in both legal and illegal goods and services” but it seemed pretty tame to me this time. Not a great situation given the chronic housing shortage in suitable environments.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 3)

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For example, the Brown Honeyeater visits more than 300 different flowers. The species was bred at the zoo of Memphis, Tennesee ( source ). It is almost certainly a rumor that writing a post about Australia and not mentioning dingos is illegal, but why take the risk? But you will certainly like the Wompoo Fruit Dove.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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Natural areas include Pelham Bay Park, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, New York Botanical Garden, and the Bronx Zoo. In addition, many of the numbers and examples given for NYC areas beyond the Bronx represent species observed in Central Park in Manhattan and Prospect Park in Brooklyn. It’s a very mixed chapter.

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Don’t Feed The Birds!

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The former is worse than the latter, though in some jurisdictions both would actually be considered illegal. We can find other ways to get him up close to birds, like visiting a local farm, getting him to responsible zoos, or just taking him out to places where other people feed birds.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 4)

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For example , in one study, it was found that more than 80 percent of the fledgling Australian Magpies born in a territory one year were sired by males from outside its borders. It seems that quite a few zoos keep Tawny Frogmouths. ” (Tim Low, “Where Song Began”). This is what killed James Dean.

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