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African Penguins in Peril

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But there is one Cape bird that stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to character – the African Penguin. An African Penguin peers protectively around its fluffy chick. All it takes is a trip to Boulders Beach in Cape Town to get up close and personal with these comical penguins.

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Week Seven: Stewart Island & Penguins

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Imported rats, Short-tailed Weasels, or Stoats as they are know as here, 0possums, and feral cats have caused the extinction of literally dozens of bird species here in New Zealand. Our next stops were at Portobello, for the Royal Albatross Center, and the Blue Penguin beach. Here are a couple of those Blue Penguins.

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This Week in Bird(ing) News: The Good, the Bad, and the Huh?

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If you love penguins, and you love Doctor Who , you won’t want to miss this David Tennant–narrated miniseries on PBS. Penguins are also being touted as a way to gauge the health of oceans.). Still craving more penguin news? Sea World San Diego just welcomed the world’s first “test-tube” penguin.

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Bird News Roundup: Birds of a feather … well, you know the rest

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Are rainbow scrunchies the answer to cat munchies ? News big bird black-throated blue warbler burrowing owls cats International Bird Rescue mating penguins pheasants social groups spill' (Single, for the moment, BTBW above by Corey.). It’s hard out there for a pheasant (in Nepal, that is). Sorry, couldn’t resist.). So much win.

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Sleep

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African Penguins, asleep (Cape Town, South Africa). Cat-napping Curlews ( Eurasian Curlew , Tiaozini, Jiangsu, China). A Slumberous Sandpiper ( Green Sandpiper , Nanhui, Shanghai). A Sleepy Shoveller ( Northern Shoveller , Nanhui, Shanghai). A Tired Teal ( Eurasian Teal , Nanhui, Shanghai).

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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I wanted Penguins. They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?) Jeff Gordon at Stony Point Penguin Colony (hopefully, he didn’t have any penguins under his vehicle). And Sunbirds. And so, I went on the American Birding Association Safari to South Africa.

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

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Jean Loscalzo is a penguin buff (Can you blame her?) and would love to watch Rockhopper Penguins. My Brazilian wish bird would be Rockhopper Penguin: raucous, feisty birds with really cool haircuts, a sort of disheveled yellow-black shaggy look that they wear well. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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