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cheese.'","\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fobyknovennaya-ovsyanka","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fobyknovennaya-ovsyanka.png",[],[479,480,482],{"label":162,"path":163,"description":164,"coverImage":155},{"label":166,"path":167,"description":168,"coverImage":481},"\u002Fimages\u002Fopredelitel\u002Findex.png",{"label":170,"path":171,"description":172,"coverImage":233},[484,489,495,500,505],{"title":485,"description":486,"path":487,"coverImage":488,"publishedAt":158,"order":155},"Birds of Prey","Birds of prey hunt live vertebrate prey with keen eyesight, sharp talons, and a hooked bill — from the hovering common kestrel to the massive, fish-hunting white-tailed eagle.","\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fkhishchnye-ptitsy","\u002Fimages\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fkhishchnye-ptitsy.png",{"title":490,"description":491,"path":492,"coverImage":493,"publishedAt":494,"order":155},"How to Identify a Bird Species","Most bird identification starts with an observation, not a name — plumage color, size, 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