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Mast Landing Brewing Company: Pantless Thunder Goose Double India Pale Ale

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Devoted internet observers may recognize this beer’s name from a humorous fad that emerged several years ago in the wake (pardon the pun) of the Boaty McBoatface controversy , when that dubious name won what had been intended as a serious online poll to name a scientific research vessel.

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Photo Essay: Green-rumped Parrotlets from Egg to Adult

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Getting intimate with a species over the course of the breeding cycle is one of the more rewarding aspects of birding, and field research too. Color markings on the legs and head are to identify individuals for research purposes). My co-worker thinks a better name for them is porcupine parrotlets.

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