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Some of America?s Avian Treasures

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Due to their beauty and warbling song, poachers trap these buntings in South Florida for an illegal local cagebird trade. Trogons and quetzals are an ancient, colorful bird family that occurs in forests and other wooded habitats from the American tropics to Africa to Southeast Asia. South Florida: Everglades & More.

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IATB Needs More Jays

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The blogger sitting on a post about Blue Jay s hoarding acorns or Scrub Jay s putzing around in family groups. I wasn’t talking about the letter or late night talk show hosts or illegal street-crossers. Why haven’t you submitted your stuff to I and the Bird yet? Haven’t you heard the subject is “Jays”?

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 2)

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Honeyeaters are a large bird family (190 species) with a strong presence in Australia. It is probably a rumor that writing a post about Australia and not mentioning kangaroos is illegal, but why take the risk? ” (HBW). The result of these Australian orgies are juvenile Dusky Moorhens.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

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The Australasian Figbird is a member of the Oriole family despite not being yellow. Indeed, it seems Australian members of the oriole family are not fond of yellow, as demonstrated by this Olive-backed Oriole. Indeed, it seems Australian members of the oriole family are not fond of yellow, as demonstrated by this Olive-backed Oriole.

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Even Eagles Aren’t Immune …

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The ruling is important because as recently as three years ago, several Hopi were prosecuted for illegally killing eagles. Google came to the rescue , helping the hapless fisher and his family figure out how to free the eagle. (No Bald Eagle in Brevard County, by Nate Swick. News eagles'

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The Struggle to Save the Birds of Honduras

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Many birds around the world in the Robin family ( Turdidae ) are favorites due to their musical songs. Each one of us can make the decision of which is more important; that our personal family gene flow will continue or if we can help to maintain a healthy environment in the long run. It is quite simple.

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Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado

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The Hyacinth Macaw is more than just another pretty face; these birds are social with strong family values. The Hyacinth Macaw doesn’t start a family until it is seven years old. They like to fly in pairs or groups and in the evening they come together in big groups to roost in a favorite ‘dormitory’ tree.