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Around the World For Penguins: A Penguin Fan’s Book Review

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–especially when reviewing books like A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia or Far from Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds. It is not always easy to get the right color in printed photographs. Otto Plantema resides in the Netherlands, is a scientist by trade (he has a Ph.D. Netherlands: Oliver Plantema, 2020.

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Could Radar Help Make Birdstrikes a Thing of the Past?

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Birds and airplane compete for right-of-way at Sky Harbor Airport and Seaplane Base (image by Donald Emmerich, Wikimedia Commons). Engineers, airport managers, and wildlife authorities have devised a number of strategies. Sometimes the damage is little more than dented panel or cracked windshield. The damage to the plane, that is.

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Killingholme Haven Pits

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My parents always enjoyed walks together down the lanes and across the fields in the area and there are many Public Rights of Way including the Nev Cole Way. My Mum will continue to enjoy the countryside and she has always been interested in the birds and wildlife that she sees. Skrins, Friesland, The Netherlands. E England.

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