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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · 25d

White-tailed fish eagle near Tromso, Norway. #birds

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · 25d

Yellowbill stork near Limpopo River, South Africa

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · 25d

Cape white-eye in Kruger National Park.

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · 25d

Dark-capped bulbul in Kruger National Park. #birds

IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · 25d

Blue waxbill--Southern cordonbleu in Kruger National Park. #birds

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · 25d

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This Grouse Is Going Viral: Meet the Willow Ptarmigan, AKA the ‘Awebo’ Bird

This charismatic species from the Arctic tundra has become an internet sensation thanks to its bizarre calls and meme-worthy behavior.

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · 28d

I would say this guy is full of crap. First I don’t believe he has democratic friends. Second, he knows damn well Kirk espoused the exact opposite of this. apple.news/A9HBnTYebQjO...

Lankford: ‘Just believing differently than some other American is not illegal’ — The Hill

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said Sunday “just believing differently than some other American is not illegal” in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.

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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · Aug 28

I warned this wasn’t a joke. Now, Trump loyalists are running covert ops to destabilize Greenland & rattle Denmark.
It sounds like a bad Hollywood movie...but it’s apparently U.S. policy, straight from the Oval Office.

The Greenland Plot: It Sounds Like a Bad Movie

I warned this wasn’t a joke. Now Trump’s loyalists are targeting Denmark with covert ops.

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Over 100,000 quails culled at Changhua farm - Taipei Times

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Conservationists: Ending lesser prairie chicken protections could set a troubling precedent • Source New Mexico

Conservationists worry about other species in Permian Basin after the lesser prairie chicken lost Endangered Species protection

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Aug 21

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SNAPPED: Dusky grouse soon to begin 'reverse migration'

JACKSON, Wyo. — A female dusky grouse sits on a stump overlooking the late summer foliage on Wednesday, Aug. 13, possibly contemplating her move to higher ground as temperatures begin to cool. Buckrai...

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Aug 21

Maun, Botswana. Female spectacled weaver. #birds

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Jul 27

The disaster of the pet trade. apple.news/AHDAKrxwaTyC...

Authorities make disturbing discovery after stopping suspicious vehicle at checkpoint: 'Will not go unpunished' — The Cool Down

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Jul 26

This is just the tip of the iceberg. The pet trade of exotic animals has not upside. apple.news/As0kfSW9aRMS...

Primate pet ownership fuels a brutal industry. This bill could slow it down — NPR

For most pet primates in the United States, life is marked by chronic stress, malnutrition and illness — if they survive at all. A bill in Congress would aim to make ownership of captive primates ille...

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Amazing Music by the Birds on a Wire

YouTube video by TheSantosRepublicTV

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Jul 15

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GWCT response to government announcement on a lead shot ban - Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Sage grouse blink out in Burgum’s North Dakota

The state could be the first to lose its entire sage grouse population since the 1950s.

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Jul 13

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GL43: licence to release common pheasants or red-legged partridges on special areas of conservation (SACs) or within 500m of their boundary

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Photo of the Day: Chukar Partridge at Haleakala

Send your best photos from Maui County to [email protected] for a chance to see them featured on our website and in our weekly print edition.

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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Marty Essen @martyessen.bsky.social · Jul 13

Marty’s photo of the day #4773: Spruce grouse, photographed at the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana.

#birds #photography #wildlife #Montana

IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Jul 12

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Steve Harvey @lightdrawing.bsky.social · Jul 9

At Cottontail Acres: I counted 18 California quail in our backyard yesterday evening, but I may have missed a couple. Timmy the feral cat helped me keep an eye on them.
#birds #quail