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Ten Birds That Changed the World — a review

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He then goes on to show, among other things, how the good, acceptable way to picture the bird is when it faces left (as on the Great Seal of the United States), and the “sinister” way is when it faces right (as used by the America First movement of the early 1940’s, the German Nazi party, and on a t-shirt marketed by Donald Trump’s campaign).

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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

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The Latin species name of the Grey Waxbill is perreini , honoring the French naturalist Jean Perrein (1750-1805) who apparently managed to die of malaria while traveling in the United States (Covid as a cause of death was not yet invented then). Well, Ndumo is a malaria area, so at least there is some connection.

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Snowy Owl Ethics

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He is currently a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Research Foundation for SUNY. of deaths in the same study were from gunshot wounds (Kerlinger and Lein 1988). In support of the Snowys I will not be liking any more Snowy Owl photos.”.

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Sea Snakes of Northern Australia

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Olive Sea Snake that has had a dog visit it on the beach Olive Sea Snake with obvious bulge Stoke’s Sea Snake Stoke’s Sea Snake with wounds Dubois’ Sea Snake Dubois’ Sea Snake being returned to the sea! She has lived in the Middle East and the United States and traveled extensively in Europe.

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Bird Litigation:  Guilty Plea Under Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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As a result, “[s]ince 2012, there were at least 150 documented eagle deaths at 50 of defendant’s 154 wind power facilities in the United States. Moreover, because some other wind energy companies did obtain permits and agreed to follow best practices to avoid killing eagles, ESI achieved a competitive advantage over those competitors.

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