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Birding Singapore

10,000 Birds

I guess having one racket is still enough to play the game, though it may not be sufficient to find a high-quality mate. If you take a feral pigeon, bleach it and then batik it using the right colors, the result might be a Pink-necked Green Pigeon (1). It does indeed look like a racket – not a tennis one but a hockey one.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

10,000 Birds

I enjoy falconry, it’s not merely a sport or hobby, it is a lifestyle. If you are a bad hunting partner and do not flush enough game, the raptor will fly off when released and not return. I think what bothered me most was that I knew how angry birders get about owls and that this would be bad PR for falconry. Not always.

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