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The Plume Hunter

10,000 Birds

I’ve just finished reading THE PLUME HUNTER (Torrey House Press, December 2011) by Renée Thompson. In this captivating book, Thompson explores the motivation behind hunters who shot birds to sell feathers for women’s hats at the turn of the nineteenth century.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

10,000 Birds

The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. Seattle–Terminal 91. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis.

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