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The Bird Way: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

This is a bit of a rabbit hole, however, and you may find yourself, as I did, spending the day watching videos of Superb Lyrebirds singing and Kea Parrots making snowballs. If you want more of a visual counterpart, you can read The Bird Way next to your computer or with smartphone in hand.

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Comebackers

10,000 Birds

They bred on a number of islands near Japan and Taiwan, and ranged widely and abundantly from the Aleutian Islands south through California. Rabbits were introduced to the island by guano miners, which turned the previously verdant island into a giant sand dune; almost all vegetation was wiped out.

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