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

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It’s hard out there for a pheasant (in Nepal, that is). 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.). A pair of Burrowing Owls are ready for their close-up. Sorry, couldn’t resist.). Knitting project.

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Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World–A Book Review

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A description of the parenting habits of Emperor Penguins begins the lengthy chapter, “Family Matters,” about Chris’s difficult, intense relationship with his father. A trip to Nepal with a non-birding boyfriend, with the goal of climbing the Himalaya to the foot of Mt.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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People and organizations in Nepal, Zambia, and South Africa have sought to change cultural attitudes, having the most success with school children. What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman Penguin Press, June 2023 352 pages; illus. They are also hunted.

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