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The power of the pretend power line

June 17, 2012 by Clare M 4 Comments

On Sunday June 10th there were cyclonic winds across the whole of the southern part of Western Australia and due to the fact that...

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Duck Feather Tapestry

June 16, 2012 by Mike 3 Comments

Artist Monique Habraken has come up with an alternative to taxidermy that preserves the beauty of a bird’s plumage without making the corpse a...

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The Threat to the Amazon’s birds

by Renato 5 Comments

The latest news from IUCN Redlist regarding birds is not good. The risk of extinction for Amazonian birds has increased substantially: 07 June 2012...

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Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of June 2012?

June 15, 2012 by Mike 2 Comments

A long list of countries choose to observe Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June, an ideal time to celebrate dads being dads....

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White Storks Everywhere

by Carrie 3 Comments

So, yes, it was Spain. Specifically, rural northwestern Spain, at various points along the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage route to the supposed...

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Harley the Starley

by Suzie 32 Comments

One day my wildlife rehabilitator friend Marilyn brought me a black shoebox decorated with 6 or 8 quarter-sized holes. Energetically sticking his head out,...

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Controversy brewing over Inca Doves

June 14, 2012 by David 17 Comments

Emotion. Drama. Intrigue. Philosophy. Yes, I’m talking about scientific proposals to ornithological taxonomic authorities. Take, for example, the gem I found in the latest...

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