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Bird’s ID – Chilean Flamingo — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Chilean Flamingo The Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a large species of flamingo at 110–130 cm (43–51 in) closely related to American flamingo and greater flamingo, with which it was sometimes considered conspecific. The species is listed as near threatened by the IUCN. It breeds in South America from Ecuador and Peru to Chile and …
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You Can’t Control Everything Your Hair Was Put On Your Head To Remind You Of That! — Through Open Lens
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 200. Snowy Egret Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? They’ve got great food, but no atmosphere. Interesting Fact: The Snowy Egret eats mostly aquatic animals, including fish, frogs, worms, crustaceans, and insects. It often uses its bright yellow feet to paddle in the water or probe in the mud, […] …
Wintering Piping Plovers – July banded sightings — SIB
Aija and I send photos of banded Piping Plovers that we spot on North Beach to Alice Van Zoeren, Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team, so the researchers know the whereabouts of their wintering birds. Great Lakes Piping Plovers are Federal Endangered. They have orange flags, and then other various color bands, to identify them. […] …
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For the Birds: Bald eagles and the Endangered Species Act — Birds of New England.com
Here is the latest For the Birds column … There is something magical about seeing bald eagles. Thankfully, that magic is being felt more and more lately as the eagle population has rebounded dramatically over the last few decades. Not long ago, bald eagles were rare sightings. You pretty much had to visit a place […] …
Book Review # 53 – Birds In Winter — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Birds In Winter Surviving the Most Challenging Season Author: Roger F. Pasquier Illustrated by Margaret La Farge Publisher: Princeton University Press Review: This book being reviewed is quite interesting because it explains what happens to birds when winter comes. For most people that observe birds, are used to see them mostly in spring, summer and […] …
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I demand respect!
A lone seagull tried in vain to get in on the action with the harbour's resident geese and ducks, but the poor fellow was left behind to wonder where all the fun went.
Join us for Learning Together on North Beach – August 24 at 5:00 pm — SIB
The Piping Plovers are back and there is a good chance to see more Shorebirds. SIB member Arch McCallum will lead a SIB Learning Together bird walk at North Beach. Arch was a professor of Ornithology at College of Charleston and also leads bird walks for Audubon of South Carolina. He’s never birded Seabrook’s beaches […] …
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No room at the inn. — nature has no boss
Three big birds on one little rock made seemingly made for two. A full house indeed yet still a good place to pull up out of the current and just watch the water pass on by. American White Pelicans along the Madison River. via No room at the inn. — nature has no boss
Duck Duck Goose…
There's always something happening down at the harbour, whether it be wildlife or human-related activity. One day late last week, things got very interesting with the arrival of two rival gangs. There was about to be a rumble – with feathers. Ducks on one side, Canada geese on the other… oh dear, the feathers were …
The Northern Herper 
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