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International Bird Rescue Believes “Every Bird Matters”

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Alice Berkner , a registered nurse, came up with the concept of International Bird Rescue while trying to help the more than 7,000 birds that filled warehouses around the San Francisco Bay Area during this 1971 oil spill. link] I quickly learned that there was much more to bird and wildlife rescue than I had previously known.

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

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International Bird Rescue has more on how to help.). News big bird black-throated blue warbler burrowing owls cats International Bird Rescue mating penguins pheasants social groups spill' (Sorry, couldn’t resist.). Knitting project. Don’t you forget about me … The Breakfast Club, bird edition.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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I wanted Penguins. The African Penguins (formerly known as Jackass Penguins) were pretty much a “gotcha”, but I was still tremendously excited to see them on two field trips–the Boulders colony by False Bay and at the Stony Point colony at Betty’s Bay in the Western Cape. And Sunbirds.

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Far From Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds–A Book Review

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Scientists were largely limited to studies birds in breeding colonies, at least those we knew about and that were accessible (and, if you think that’s a complete list, you haven’t read the news that came out this week about a new colony of Adélie penguins found in the Danger Islands, Antarctica). Technology to the rescue!

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2 Birds with 1 Stone: Getting Ads and Link Building at the Same Time

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That’s where your SEO department can come to the rescue. The latest Penguin update made it clear that Google will no longer tolerate backlinks from questionable sources that add little to no value to users. However, your PR team may not know how to optimize them and make the most out of their earned media coverage.

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Journeys With Emperors: Tracking the World’s Most Extreme Penguin–A Book Review

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Journeys With Penguins: Tracking the World’s Most Extreme Penguin is a different type of penguin book. Kooyman (co-author with Jim Mastro) spent decades studying Emperor Penguins and can be considered the world’s foremost expert on the species. Author Gerald L.

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Unlucky Ducks, Lucky Penguins, and Good-Luck Ostriches

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While penguins who live in Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium don’t have to worry about oil spills or other environmental disasters, they have problems of their own. Or, as penguins do, waddle.) (Note: If you’re interested in helping out the rescuers and rehabbers, more info can be found here and here.). The end result?

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