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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

10,000 Birds

There are charismatic birds like Barrow’s Goldeneye, Evening Grosbeak, Red and White-winged Crossbills; mysterious seabirds like Leach’s Storm-Petrel; ‘little brown jobs’ like Winter Wren and Nelson’s Sparrow; a treasury of warbler species, 27 in all, many state breeders.

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

10,000 Birds

Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either. But man cannot live on bread alone, and the homesick settlers wanted more than just game. To Victorian eyes the fauna and flora of New Zealand was strange, both in appearance and in its apparent paucity.

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Birds and football! What a combination!

10,000 Birds

Anticipation is building as the date approaches and football fans will soon be arriving in the city to pay homage at the birthplace of Brazil’s fabulous version of the beautiful game. Below are a few suggestions of sites within the city that can easily be reached using public transport. Brazil will play in Gold, blue and green.

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