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Brown-headed Thrush

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Kasia Rinkai Park on Tokyo Bay will host the slalom canoeing events for the upcoming (correct at time of writing) Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020. As I looked again with my binoculars, I noticed a feral cat close to where the bird had been and presumed that this must have been what put the bird to flight.

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Wild Turkeys at Flatrock Brook Nature Center

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After all, there is no hunting and while I watched the turkeys they routed a feral cat that dared come near the flock of twelve which consisted of two tom turkeys and ten hens. They are now common and doing better than the rest of the game birds of the eastern United States. … a.

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What is the State Bird of New Mexico?

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Rattlesnakes are fair game, as are other reptiles, scorpions, frogs, birds, and insects. Car collisions, feral cats, and run-ins with hunters also cause problems, even for this speed-racer. These ground birds have been clocked going 20 mph, though their coyote predators can go more than twice that.

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Invasive Species Week Wrap-Up

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Like them or not, in the great game of life, these are winners. – Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand – The Cattle Egret Expansion – Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere) – It’s a Myth – Isn’t It?

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Week Seven: Stewart Island & Penguins

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Imported rats, Short-tailed Weasels, or Stoats as they are know as here, 0possums, and feral cats have caused the extinction of literally dozens of bird species here in New Zealand. In fact, I saw 4 of them, all quite busy with something of a mating game. Here is a good look at that bill.

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

4 The Love Of Animals

A feral kitten captured and neutered by a small non-profit, somewhat militant organization, was on display at our local Massachusetts Society Prevention of Cruelty Association branch, which often took these feral cats in the hope of finding homes for them. Fast forward seven years. A second rescue kitty, Hartley Mims, Jr.

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