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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

One exception is Magdalena Heinroth, a German ornithologist who, with her husband Oscar, raised and studied thousands of birds in her apartment in pre-World War II Berlin. There’s the Neolithic era; Ancient Egypt (bird mummies!);

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15 expat-friendly countries for a birder to move to

10,000 Birds

And it raises a question: if all the birds are having a party over there, am I in the wrong spot? Peru (1807 / 1761). Greece (346 / 411 – just to give you a clue, the Greek-published checklist I have has 449 species). And where all those birds are? Map by BirdLife International. Botswana (529 / 577). Namibia (595 / 690).

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