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Whistling ducks
Common south of the Rio Grande, black-bellied whistling ducks greatly expanded their breeding range northward and eastward in recent years. Now many of them breed in the United States, including parts of Alabama.
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Black Belt tastes
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Haunted fort?
“Flavors of the Black Belt” Trail will help you eat your way through the locally produced food products of Alabama’s Black Belt counties.
A ghost story in time for Halloween: Did you know Fort Morgan on our Gulf Coast is considered one of the most haunted places in Alabama?
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