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Iowa Dove Hunters Will Use Lead Shot

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A panel of the Iowa legislature decided to ignore common sense, wildlife professionals, and Iowa’s own Natural Resources Commission and allow lead shot to be used for the new Mourning Dove hunting season. Hat-tip to John. This decision is just plain dumb.

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Racing to Save 2 Samoan Endemics

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The sighting suggests that for all its struggles with habitat loss and hunting, the species is still managing to reproduce. Fortunately, scientists now have proof that the bird, which lives only on two Samoan islands and is distantly related to the Dodo , isn’t yet extinct. Image of newly discovered juvenile Manumea by Moe Ulli).

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A few Barbets

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Man has to be thrifty with limited resources, which in my case are decent bird photos. Might have something to do with the fact that they were hunted here until quite recently). Tip for photographers not only of birds: Turning a photo into black-and-white will make it look like art, particularly when the subject is decay.

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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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They frequently reuse nest holes, thus saving vital natural resources even though cleaning out the used nest hole takes about one week ( source ). The Oriental Darter is classified as Near Threatened – the reasons are the usual ones: habitat loss, hunting, and pollution. of its hunts are successful. Back to birds.

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Birds of the West: An Artist’s Guide–A Book Review

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The Trumpeter Swans above, for example, winter in Washington’s Skagit Valley, where Hashimoto “attempted to capture the low light and soft grays of winter,” while also rejoicing in this conservation success story–in the early 1960’s the swan numbers in the Valley were down to 15 due to hunting, they now number 11,000.

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Crossley Giveaway Reminder

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These Blasts From The Past American Seabirds Thrown a Lifeline Snipe Hunt in the Bird Blogosphere Breeding Site of Large-billed Reed-Warbler Found Queens Christmas Bird Count IATB #137 Deadline About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). The first attempt in hunting was made by the male hornbill which was seen snapping at a passing swiftlet, but was unsuccessful.