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Birds and Bling

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asked Marge Gibson, when I asked a group of bird rehabbers about their bling experiences. And parrots =.”. My own parrots have taught me to avoid wearing jewelry unless I’m far from home. Moral: they’re everywhere. “I Oh my, where do I start?” Earrings are toast with my Wood Duck and Wild Turkeys.

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Aelian’s On The Nature Of Animals: The Classics Can Be Fun!

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Despite the last group, this is not merely a collection of just-so stories. A subject that Aelian returns to again and again is the still-contentious issue of the animal mind , and to what degree the creatures he describes can be accurately said to learn, reason, and have morals.

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

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” The essays are arranged in thematic order grouped in six sections: “Spark Bird!” Finches, for example, are “especially prone to nomadism,” and Falcons, as many experienced birders know, are more closely related to parrots and songbirds than to hawks and eagles. And, each essay tells a story.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Lassen Volcanic NP–Lost Creek Group Campground. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. 12 Aug 2017. 31 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017.

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Collaborative List 2017 – February

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The Pacific is divided through the Behring Strait, leaving St Lawrence and The Aleutian Islands to the east and embracing all the south Pacific island groups into the Australasian Realm. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis.

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