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New Study on Whimbrel migration


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#1 TheBillyPilgrim

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Posted 19 August 2012 - 06:38 PM

Pretty cool stuff. The length and speed of their flight over the Atlantic is mind-boggling.

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#2 JimBob

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Posted 20 August 2012 - 02:46 AM

:blink: How one bird can travel so far, in so little time, is crazy!!!!!!!
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Posted 20 August 2012 - 03:30 AM

What an amazing world we live in. Reminds me of the scene in "The Big Year" where Jack Black talks about why he likes the Golden Plover so much. :D

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