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Proud Lyrebird Steps Up To The Microphone

Nov 28th, 2008 · The pheasant-sized superb lyrebird doesn't look like much until you get to its tail. Sixteen feathers create a gorgeous pinnacle of lacy white and brown filaments shaped like the ancient musical instrument the lyre.

Keywords: music · instrumentation · Sixteen · ancient · gorgeous · microphone · Feathers · pinnacle · pheasants · Lacy · filament · superb

The CRP: Paying Farmers Not to Farm ***

Jul 11th, 2005 · This year, instead of crops, 34 million acres of American farmland will produce tall grass, pheasants and ducks. That's thanks to the CRP, a USDA program to protect soil, streams and wildlife habitat on farms that accounts for about 8 percent of all farm subsidies in 2005.

Keywords: Americans · protections · Crops · Farmers · 2005 · farmland · wildlife · habitat · streams · subsidies · farming · ducks