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
conser
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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 &
Hea
lth

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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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