Extinct Birds ... fascinating ... but so sad ...

Thanks to Chris Sharpe for posting some great photos of extinct species here.  So sad that they had Passenger Pigeons and Carolina Parakeets in captivity but no-one tried to breed them to save the species.  We've made so many mistakes, but hopefully are learning from them.

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/animals/news-11-rare-photos-now-extinct-birds

Eskimo Curlew (Photo: Don Bleitz)