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Bird News Roundup: Birds of a feather … well, you know the rest

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International Bird Rescue has more on how to help.). News big bird black-throated blue warbler burrowing owls cats International Bird Rescue mating penguins pheasants social groups spill' (Sorry, couldn’t resist.). Knitting project. Don’t you forget about me … The Breakfast Club, bird edition.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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I wanted Penguins. The small group was a good counterpart to the large, convivial ABA Safari group of 98 birders. That’s a lot, and the organizers of the safari did an excellent job of creating an environment that offered small group birding during the day and a birders party every night. And Sunbirds.

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Far From Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds–A Book Review

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Scientists were largely limited to studies birds in breeding colonies, at least those we knew about and that were accessible (and, if you think that’s a complete list, you haven’t read the news that came out this week about a new colony of Adélie penguins found in the Danger Islands, Antarctica). Technology to the rescue!

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Superheroes and the Birds

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Heroes, mind, you won’t find the Penguin here. She took on the persona Songbird and joined the Thunderbolts, a group of villains trying to take over the world by pretending to be heroes. 10: Songbird Mellissa Gold was for many years the Marvel supervillain Screaming Mimi.

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