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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now Sandhill Cranes: Game Birds? Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. This slow reproduction rate is unlike any other avian game species currently hunted.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

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According to Wikipedia, “A l owl ife is a term for a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community” The local Nanhui shrikes are well aware that the word “lowlife” has an owl hidden inside, and mark the appearance of owls in their territory with harsh protests.

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Thrilling Turkey Facts

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Yes, the Wild Turkey is North America’s largest game bird. Commercially raised turkeys cannot fly. This is not to be confused with the highly addictive computer game with the same name. Benjamin Franklin disapproved of the selection of the Bald Eagle as our national bird, calling it “a Bird of bad moral Character.”

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