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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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The nickel was placed in the nest for the photo to show me the size of the egg for identification purposes, then removed. 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.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 2)

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Then we are both hopeless … Anyway, the paper tests whether small roads in a forest are a hindrance to birds – are they reluctant to cross? not because of the waiting time as the study does not actually involve tiny traffic lights, unfortunately). ” So, lesson learned: tailorbirds do not appreciate horror movies.

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Best* Bird Books, Binoculars, Bottles** of Booze, and Backpacks of the Bygone Year

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There’s even been speculation that all of the first seven gifts are meant to be birds, with the “five gold rings” really referring to “five goldspinks,” an archaic term for the goldfinch. Donna). ==. Donna). ==. But craziness is not a requisite.

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