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Exceptions include the bitterns , rest but can be instantly straightened on alert or
to seize which nest among reeds ; the shoebill , which nests on the prey . ground
; and the flamingos , which also nest at ground Long legs and toes are often an ...
Exceptions include the bitterns , rest but can be instantly straightened on alert or
to seize which nest among reeds ; the shoebill , which nests on the prey . ground
; and the flamingos , which also nest at ground Long legs and toes are often an ...
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By the Middle Ages dovecote sist almost entirely on seeds collected from low
herbage populations were kept as a source of food on virtually or the ground . In
winter such food sources become unevery manorial estate in Europe . From the ...
By the Middle Ages dovecote sist almost entirely on seeds collected from low
herbage populations were kept as a source of food on virtually or the ground . In
winter such food sources become unevery manorial estate in Europe . From the ...
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Ground feeding in the common to many species within a family , as contrasted
forest , for example , is limited to the ground rollers in with members of another
group . Kingfishers , motmots , Madagascar ; in Africa this niche is occupied by
the ...
Ground feeding in the common to many species within a family , as contrasted
forest , for example , is limited to the ground rollers in with members of another
group . Kingfishers , motmots , Madagascar ; in Africa this niche is occupied by
the ...
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