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« Reply #8655 on: March 29, 2019, 02:57:44 PM »
Incredible pictures show life-or-death battle as red-tailed hawk looking for a quick snack is constricted by a western rat snake in front of Texas 7th graders

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6864615/Life-death-struggle-red-tailed-hawk-looking-quick-snack-strangled-western-rat-snake.html


Seventh graders on a field trip at a wildlife center were surprised by this life-or-death struggle in process between a western rat snake and a red-tailed hawk. The wildlife group posted the pictures on its Facebook page Monday
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« Reply #8656 on: March 29, 2019, 02:59:20 PM »
Syria's Trade of noble birds of prey: Flying high but not for long

https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2019/03/syrias-trade-of-noble-birds-of-prey-flying-high-but-not-for-long/


Shows presented by hunters and breeders of birds of prey at the Spring Festival in Hama - 2008 (esyria)
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« Reply #8658 on: March 29, 2019, 06:20:41 PM »
Fieldwork fails: 7 times birds made a fool of our staff

http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/fieldwork-fails-7-times-birds-made-fool-our-staff


Fieldwork isn't always fun and games ? Jono Handley
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« Reply #8659 on: March 29, 2019, 06:21:46 PM »
As Birds Migrate North, NYC Is Their Biggest Obstacle

https://www.wnyc.org/story/birds-migrate-south-nyc-their-biggest-obstacle/

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« Reply #8663 on: March 31, 2019, 02:40:32 PM »
BIRD OF THE WEEK: March 29, 2019 - Common Grackle

https://abcbirds.org/bird/common-grackle/


Common Grackle, bronze form. Photo by Mircea Costina, Shutterstock
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« Reply #8664 on: March 31, 2019, 02:44:27 PM »
The Dodo Bird's Closest Living Relative Puts On a Stunning Show of Iridescent Feathers

https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-dodo-birds-closest-living-relative-puts-on-a-stunning-show-of-iridescent-feathers_2857816.html


Nicobar Pigeon
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« Reply #8665 on: March 31, 2019, 02:57:23 PM »
Taxpayers are asked to support falcons, fight pigeon poop

https://www.heraldnet.com/business/taxpayers-are-asked-to-support-falcons-fight-pigeon-poop/


Merri, one of the adult peregrine falcons living atop UMass Lowell's Fox Hall, lands on the edge of the roof after MassWildlife personnel returned her chicks after tagging them in Lowell, Massachusetts, on June 2, 2015. MassWildlife is asking taxpayers to check a box on their 2019 state tax returns to help clean up pigeon droppings by saving peregrine falcons, a threatened species that preys on pigeons. (Ryan Hutton/The Eagle-Tribune via AP, File)
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« Reply #8668 on: March 31, 2019, 03:43:05 PM »
Look for sandhill cranes in Eastern Iowa

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/outdoors/look-for-sandhill-cranes-in-eastern-iowa-20190330


Sandhill cranes in flight over Cone Marsh in June. The main dike, accessed east off V Ave, can be a great trail to walk for a chance at a flyover. Walk east down a short, grassy access road and you are there. (Brando Caswell/correspondent)
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