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What is the State Bird of Georgia?

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Brown Thrashers , large, rust-colored songbirds, were so popular in Georgia that they became the namesake of their NHL hockey team, the “Atlanta Thrashers!” Though large, these thrashers are hard to see, guaranteed to win any game of hide and seek.

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Birding at a Historic Sporting Estate

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It was over 90 degrees F on a Georgia afternoon, the humidity adding an extra dose of discomfort. In a rare afternoon to myself, I had driven across the Florida/Georgia border to pick up a few things in a nearby town (curbside + social distancing), and discovered a historic estate, open to the public, along the road on my way back.

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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One of my most memorable outings was a night-time game drive in Kenya when we saw an aardvark and a zorilla, so we ticked off both the first mammal in the field guideā€™s index, and the last. This northern fox really does look red, unlike the pale, sandy-coloured animals I saw in Georgia in 2019 ( below ).

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Dick Vitale vs. Dolphins in Bracket Challenge

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College basketball legend Dick Vitale has been going head-to-head in a bracket pick ā€˜em contest against the sports-predicting dolphins of Atlantaā€™s Georgia Aquarium as part of the Allstate March Mayhem Challenge. Among the upsets the dolphins correctly predicted were Wichita St. over Gonzaga, Fla.

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Identifying the Mystery Bird

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Sometimes bird rehabbers who end up with tiny, semi-feathered little mystery birds end up playing a game called ā€œName That Bird.ā€. Aha, Georgia, so itā€™s too small for a Carolina Wren and there arenā€™t any House Wren s in your area during breeding season.ā€. More photos were posted. Commentary followed. Eastern Kingbird ?

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The Catbird Seat

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Brown Thrashers , those double voiced lurkers with the angry yellow eye, are honored in Georgia, and always a pleasure to find beneath the hedgerows in my neighborhood, but my favorite of the infamous trio has to be the third, the smallest, the sneakiest, and the most subtly charismatic of the three, the Gray Catbirds.

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Where to See Kiwi (and other birds) During the Rugby World Cup

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Invercargill The bottom of New Zealand and you’d be forgiven for thinking the end of the world is where you’ll be heading if you’re following Argentina, Scotland, Romania or Georgia. Auckland Finally, New Zealand’s largest cities and the places hosting the opening game and the final.