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Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives–A Book Review

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And there is diversity in charisma–few people can resist an Emperor Penguin or a Secretary Bird, but common birds like Indian Myna and Black-crowned Night Heron also get their due respect. Hauber Hauber’s mini-essays focus on specific behaviors, enhanced by references to recent research yet written in a relaxed, personal way.

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Seabirds: The New Identification Guide: An ID Guide Review

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We tend to think of seabirds as mysterious long-winged creatures that spend their lives flying over oceans–phalaropes, noddies, skuas, jaegers, auks, tropicbirds, penguins, albatrosses, storm-petrels, petrels, shearwaters, diving-petrels, frigatebirds, gannets, and boobies. Perrow, © Maps: Lynx Edicions. Major species names (i.e.,

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Trinity Brewing: Le Capitaine Golden Saison Regal

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Even the brewery’s spent grains, once shoveled out of the mash tun, are hauled off to a local farm as livestock feed. Atlanta, Georgia’s Red Brick Brewing Company has teamed up with the Georgia Aquarium to release a series of seasonal beers , with a portion of sales to be donated to conservation and research efforts.

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Remotest Endemic Birds

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Additionally, each of Antarctica’s so-called endemic species ( Emperor Penguin, Antarctic Petrel and South Polar Skua ) actually wander more widely in the southern oceans and have been known to turn up in other locations. Easter Island statues by Honey Hooper.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. San Joaquin coffee.

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Collaborative List – November 2018

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Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Las Trancas farm fields (Rt 254 to Playa Panama). Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Katiki Point Penguin reserve. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. San Joaquin coffee.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Mi Cafecito restaurant and farm. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. –Campus Farms and River 740-815 msnm. Farm Truck Trail. Veliko blato lake NR / Mika Alas fish farm–IBA Uš?e Veliko blato lake NR / Mika Alas fish farm–IBA Uš?e

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