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Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

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A Guan was collected in 1876 in a mangrove forest near the border between Peru and Ecuador. These conditions offered easy access to hunters in a habitat where a bird as large as a Guan would have little chances to hide or scape. A large and striking bird like this would be hard to neglect in a museum collection.

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Behold the Blue-footed Booby

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They are daring divers, powerful underwater swimmers, and cooperative hunters. Blue-footed Booby by Toni Darton One may find Blue-footed Boobies at various locations along the eastern Pacific Coast from California south to Peru. Anyone who has observed gannets or boobies in action can attest to how impressive their acrobatics can be.

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Don't Forget the Birds of Brazil Giveaway

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Share Your Thoughts « Want to Go Bird Banding in Amazonian Peru? Bird Surprises » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Thanks for visiting!

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Cool Green Heron

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These Blasts From The Past Ease Into Some Oekologie Oekologie #10 Undercover Taxidermist Busts Illegal Hunters Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia Audubon Rebrand About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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In 2012, I reviewed The Jewel Hunter , an absorbing narrative in which author Chris Goodie travelled throughout Asia, Africa, and Australasia to observe and photograph every Pitta species in the world. A passion for one bird family is also very useful.

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Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.

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A First Christmas Bird Count Experience

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.