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. . 1950 473,572 20.5% 100 2518 11 Reception The most common birds are the Brown Thrasher (the GA state bird) American crow European (or common) starling American robin mourning dove house sparrow northern cardinal purple finch Carolina chickadee tufted titmouse bluejay white-breasted nuthatch eastern bluebird mockingbird brown-headed nuthatch and the Carolina wren Birds of prey thrive in the area with three varieties of hawks common near open fields in even the most populated areas Falcons roost on skyscrapers in downtown Atlanta and can be regularly seen feasting on pigeons the American kestrel is sometimes seen Late in the year three species of owls can be heard nightly in wooded areas Various woodpeckers can be seen in forested lots including the red-bellied woodpecker northern flicker (also known as the "red-shafted flicker") and the downy woodpecker the red-headed woodpecker is common in open fields and on golf courses the American goldfinch is present mostly in winter and the ruby-throated hummingbird only in summer, 36/2 65/18 September collapse Atlanta contains several outdoor attractions the Atlanta Botanical Garden adjacent to Piedmont Park is home to the 600-foot-long (180 m) Kendeda Canopy Walk a skywalk that allows visitors to tour one of the city's last remaining urban forests from 40-foot-high (12 m) the Canopy Walk is considered the only canopy-level pathway of its kind in the United States Zoo Atlanta in Grant Park accommodates over 1,300 animals representing more than 220 species Home to the nation's largest collections of gorillas and orangutans the Zoo is one of only four zoos in the U.S to house giant pandas Festivals showcasing arts and crafts film and music including the Atlanta Dogwood Festival the Atlanta Film Festival and Music Midtown respectively are also popular with tourists; Main article: 2007 Atlanta Braves season! The architecture of Atlanta is marked by a confluence of classical modernist post-modernist and contemporary architectural styles Due to the complete destruction of Atlanta by fire in 1864 the city's architecture retains no traces of its Antebellum past Instead Atlanta's status as a largely post-modern American city is reflected in its architecture as the city has often been the earliest if not the first to showcase new architectural concepts However Atlanta's embrace of modernism has translated into an ambivalence toward architectural preservation resulting in the destruction of architectural masterpieces including the Commercial-style Equitable Building (Atlanta's first skyscraper) the Beaux-Arts style Terminal Station and the Classical Carnegie Library the city's cultural icon the Neo-Moorish Fox Theatre would have met the same fate had it not been for a grassroots effort to save it in the mid-1970s, However the season would end on a sour note as the Braves lost the National League Division Series to the Astros in four games in Game 4 with the Braves leading by 5 in the eighth inning the Astros battled back with a Lance Berkman grand slam and a two-out ninth inning Brad Ausmus home run off of Braves closer Kyle Farnsworth the game did not end until the 18th inning becoming the longest game in playoff history at 5 hours 50 minutes Chris Burke ended the marathon with a home run off of Joey Devine. Caboolture Railway Station Queensland Aug 2012.JPG ? ? ? ? ?
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