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Penguins, Parrots and Wine on Matiu / Somes Island

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The purpose of the trip wasn’t specifically to look for birds, it was my flatmate’s birthday, and her family had booked two of the houses on the island so that we could enjoy a weekend break away to celebrate. Red-crowned Parakeet foraging near a New Zealand Fur Seal. I’ll work on that.

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A couple of facts :D

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Seals can mimic humans, you've heard of Crows and Parrots mimicing human speech but Seals can to, one Harbor seal named Hoover was able to mimic his owners voice and could say stuff like "Get over here!"

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 7)

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birds” They are “damaging private property, including chewing of wires, guttering, stripping out seals between roof tiles and window frames, chewing garden plants” I bet you have a good chance of becoming the mayor of Salisbury by taking a hard line against these hooligans. It feeds mainly on nectar.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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Audubon’s Hog Island Audubon Camp attracts birders of all skills levels every summer and Acadia National Park, Monhegan Island, Machias Seal Island, and Scarborough Marsh are nationally known birding hotspots. I’ve missed this information, especially when I travel to Los Angeles to visit my daughter and her family.

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City Hornbills

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Okay, they weren’t as fascinating as the birds of prey eating their, or the frankly still weird drawings of nightjars carrying eggs and woodcocks carrying chicks, but still, hornbills were cool because they sealed their mates up in holes in trees and then fed them as they raised the chick. Oriental Pied Hornbill.

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Proposal for the National Bird of Australia

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Picking it would just be sealing the deal – as it’s already on the official seal too. Pros – an attractive parrot found over most of Australia, is generally popular. This list has to have a representative of this most Australian of bird families, the honeyeaters. I’m not even joking.

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Lake Bindegolly National Park

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The National Park is unusual because it offers very few facilities compared to most, but there is a sealed road right into the small car park and a shade shelter with a table and chairs and information about the park. As we wandered along the trail we soon encountered family groups of both White-winged Fairywrens and Variegated Fairywrens.

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