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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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I wanted Penguins. The African Penguins (formerly known as Jackass Penguins) were pretty much a “gotcha”, but I was still tremendously excited to see them on two field trips–the Boulders colony by False Bay and at the Stony Point colony at Betty’s Bay in the Western Cape. And Sunbirds.

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Superheroes and the Birds

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Heroes, mind, you won’t find the Penguin here. 8: Nite-Owl Alan Moore’s 1986 Watchmen is perhaps the most celebrated comic of all time, even ranking in Time Magazine’s top 100 Best Novels (since 1923). 10: Songbird Mellissa Gold was for many years the Marvel supervillain Screaming Mimi.

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

10,000 Birds

A pair of Burrowing Owls are ready for their close-up. 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' It’s hard out there for a pheasant (in Nepal, that is). So much win.

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