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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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New World Vultures are their own family, Cathartidae, that has moved around a bit with the proliferation of genetic testing such that for a while they were thought to be allied with storks, but is now pretty well within, but not too within, the other diurnal raptors. California Condor , photo by Sheridan Woodley.

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Corporate Branding of Birds for Conservation: A Modest Proposal

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“So, for a relatively small contribution to habitat preservation, or captive breeding programs, or some minor climate change mitigation…” here a small covey of oil executives rustled and began to puff up, “really quite small, by your standards, you too could have a longspur. .” ” “No uggos.”

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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Even though the female lays only two eggs per nest attempt, they enjoy a protracted breeding season in which multiple nesting attempts can occur every 30 days, and in Southern locations, nearly year round. military, with all their ballistics and performance testing, it should be good enough for hunters.”

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