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Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado

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Big, bold, beautiful parrots full of character and charm, macaws make us long for some of the world’s wildest places and assure us that, as long as they fly free, those magical wild places are still intact. Mating pairs are faithful for life and share the tasks of raising the young. Who doesn’t love a macaw?

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A Review of 101 + Common Birds of Costa Rica- A Birder’s Companion

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The biodiversity is extreme, the birding is typically action-packed, binocular raising happiness. To give an idea of what I mean by “birdy”, although Costa Rica is similar in size to West Virginia, more than 920 species have been recorded within the borders of this southern Central American country.

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Selling Birds Short: A Heretical View Of Avian Intelligence

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Between staying warm/cool, finding food, avoiding predators, migrating thousands of miles every year, finding mates, raising chicks and doing all this at the mercy of the elements, it makes sense that they have more brainpower than just simple instinct to run on. Picture being a Blackpoll Warbler being born in the boreal forests of Alaska.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

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He raised his binoculars above his head and cried out with courage and clarity, “I am Sparticus!” The Management are still in Africa, suffering the buffering that comes with remoteness. White-crowned Parrot – Pionus senilis. Gray Parrot – Psittacus erithacus. Something needed to be done.

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