Birds in Our Lives |
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| What Are Birds For? | Man has worshipped birds, used
them as symbols, and hunted for food and adornment. |
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| Masters of the Air | Most birds can fly and so rove the Earth. Each species has its own habitat. |
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| Birds and Science | Birds give us many illustrations of physiological changes. |
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| Literature and Arts | Birds and Fine Arts |
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| Tales Once Told | Listen my children..... |
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| Birds in the Bible | From Genesis to Revelation, more than 300 references to birds occur. |
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| Birds and Words | Boss watching us like a hawk? Not enough to feed a sparrow? |
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| A Covey of Names | Places named for birds are wide-spread and numerous. |
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| Birds on Stamps | Almost one half of biological collectors collect bird stamps |
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| Migratory birds and hunting stamps | Special issues for hunting birds |
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| Birds on Coins | A great variety of birds
are is are represented on ancient, medieval and foreign current coins. |
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| Birds - Commercial Art | Use of figures and pictures of
birds helps arouse interest in conservation |
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| State/nation's symbols | Birds are figured on most state/nation's symbols. |
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| Sport & Recreation | Hunting |
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| See and record | Photography plays a big part in bird watching |
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| How to Attract Birds | Wild birds seek only two essentials - food and protection. |
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| Xmas Count | Your job this year..... |
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| Falconry | Falconry - art of taming wild birds and hunting game with them |
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| Ornamental fowl | Many game breeders keep birds as a hobby. |
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| Budgerigahs | Taking the world by storm. |
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| Sunday at the Zoo | Food is only one part of bird care. |
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| In Nature's way | Raptors - Housekeepers - Fish eaters - Birds & Bugs |
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| Science, Husbandry | To fly like a Bird - Where do
Birds go? - Long, long ago - Birds & Health |
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| Birds kept for Food | Chicken soup? |
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| Pigeons & Doves | Pigeon pair |
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| The hand of Man | Pesticides - Hunting v Vandalism - Newcomers - We are warned.. |
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| Flyways | Deathtraps in the Flyways |
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| What you leave | Only leave footprints |
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| For Better or Worse | Birds at Airports - Wires, poles and Birds - Farmers & Birds - |
| Birds & Forests | Nature is never static and continually exhibits a changing face. |
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| Birds in Cities | Answers to conflicts - Conservationist' View - Legal basis - |
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| We need to know | What makes a bird a bird? |
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| Working for survival | Laws to protect - Before it is too late - Refuges and sanctuaries |
| Looking Ahead | We - the people. |
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