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Sibley Birds East & Sibley Birds West: A Review

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At the same time, care has been taken to eliminate exotics no longer a presence, such as several of south Florida’s parrots. And, that falcons are about as far away from hawks as a bird family could get. This means that loons are no longer first! “Ethics” includes a lengthy discussion on playback.

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Week Five: We arrive in the land of Kiwis

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We were picked up at the Christchurch airport by our family friend, Neville Blampied, who as it turns out, is an amazing local bird guide, disguising himself as a Professor of Psychology at the University of Canterbury. Along the way, I saw Australian Magpies, Rooks , one very beautiful New Zealand Falcon , and several Australian Harriers.