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Red-crowned Parrots at Irvine Regional Park, Orange County, California

January 3, 2013 by Corey 24 Comments
Southern California is loaded with parrots. Many escapes and introductions...
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Hunting introduced species for food – ethical eating?

November 14, 2012 by Duncan 7 Comments
I’m into my second week of a brutal virus that...
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Birding

An Obnoxious Escapee – The female Orange Bishop

October 8, 2012 by Corey 6 Comments
Saturday of this weekend saw a Le Conte’s Sparrow reported...
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Both Beautiful and Exotic, the Spot-breasted Oriole

September 20, 2012 by Carlos 11 Comments
The brilliant orange coloration and rich, haunting song of the...
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Rafting Possums Pose a Threat to Kapiti

August 10, 2012 by Duncan 1 Comment
Kapiti, a predator free island near Wellington that I’ve spoken...
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Birds

The Skylarks of Brooklyn

January 30, 2011 by Corey 4 Comments
It seems bizarre to even think it but there was...
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Conservation

Absence: Big South Cape Island

January 19, 2011 by Duncan 2 Comments
Six posts over seven weeks may seem a lot to...
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Conservation

Getting acclimatised

January 12, 2011 by Duncan 1 Comment
The third stage of the extinction events I’ve been cataloguing...
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Birding

Enter the Rat

December 22, 2010 by Duncan 4 Comments
“The only mammal present is the harmless Polynesian rat, Rattus...
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Welcome to New Zealand!

November 3, 2010 by Duncan 9 Comments
Birds in New Zealand are at their broadest defined by...
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