World Parrot Day was started in 2004 and is celebrated every May 31 to bring attention to the birds" plight in the wild. These long-lived, charismatic, intelligent, loyal, and affectionate creatures are threatened by habitat loss, competition from invasive species, and trapping for the pet trade. Indeed, the qualities that make them darlings of the animal world also make them attractive as pets for people.
World Parrot Day
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Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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Ansel Adams birthday
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Old Rock Day
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Barn owl, England
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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Sea fireflies at the seashore
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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Porthcawl Lighthouse, Wales, UK
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Château de Villandry, France
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A storied trail marks a century
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Winter solstice
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Fall comes to the Last Frontier
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World Environment Day
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With leaves this tasty, who cares about a view?
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Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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The call of the wild in Alaska
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