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MEMORABILIA

IN A recent conversation with the world-renowned budgerigar breeder Ali Bouresli, of Kuwait, we got on to the topic of collections. Not collections of birds, as you might imagine: fanciers who aim to produce quality birds and achieve consistent show success should forget any idea of a ”collection” and build a stud. No, in fact the collections in question were comprised of bird-related pin badges.

Ali had started hunting out budgerigar-themed

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