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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The conservation need is urgent: great attention has rightly been paid to Brazil’s Amazonian rainforest but not enough resources have gone to the Pantanal and the Cerrado, of which only 4% and 5%, respectively, are protected. Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?

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MARCH 2, 2011

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MARCH 18, 2011

Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras. Though Scarlet Macaws are threatened in Honduras there is hope that they will get protection and recover at least some of their numbers and former range. Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding. Thanks for visiting!

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MARCH 7, 2011

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MARCH 2, 2011

Video and desultory apology here. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share During a soccer game in Colombia, a player kicked an owl that was on the field. Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?

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MARCH 12, 2011

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MARCH 14, 2011

OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Thanks for visiting! The proposal from U.S.

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MARCH 4, 2011

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MARCH 3, 2011

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MARCH 11, 2011

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MARCH 2, 2011

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MARCH 7, 2011

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MARCH 12, 2011

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MARCH 16, 2011

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MARCH 4, 2011

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Ethiopia 2011 Deer Cats 145

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MARCH 5, 2011

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MARCH 16, 2011

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MARCH 7, 2011

A wide-open field in a wind-protected spot, recently visited by both mechanical and living manure-spreaders. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! This was Snow Bunting heaven. This spot had two flocks of buntings—each numbering about 20 birds.

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MARCH 22, 2011

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MARCH 8, 2011

Let’s watch this video of a chickadee on a suet cage feeder: Note how that chickadee could access that suet cage from any side and chose to hang upside down? OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! You can also avoid them at your suet feeder too.

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MARCH 12, 2011

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Animal Person

APRIL 26, 2009

Juluri is referring to something specific: the Supreme Court's examination of First Amendment protection of acts of cruelty to animals. But the ease with which we can tell our stories and post our videos must not render us incapable of moral judgment and decency. Here's my question: What about, say, videos taken inside slaughterhouses?

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MARCH 2, 2011

loved the video too! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Larry Jordan Mar 3rd, 2011 at 2:49 am @Robert it was definitely fortuitous and thanks for the comment @Corey thanks! Isn’t digiscoping a wonderful thing? Happy Birding! Wicked, right?

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MARCH 15, 2011

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MARCH 8, 2011

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MARCH 4, 2011

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MARCH 17, 2011

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MARCH 9, 2011

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MARCH 15, 2011

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MARCH 17, 2011

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MARCH 13, 2011

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MARCH 9, 2011

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MARCH 16, 2011

They are commonest where they are intensively protected and managed, but these places are often remote and hard to visit. Seeing a wild kiwi is potentially the highlight of a star-strewn birding visit to New Zealand, but please respect the tenuous situation the five species are in and any measures in place for their protection.

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MARCH 8, 2011

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Breeding 2011 Deer New York 145

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MARCH 7, 2011

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MARCH 2, 2011

Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?

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MARCH 17, 2011

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