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The seabirds of Hermaness — Scotland’s Nature
In today’s guest blog, former warden Mike Pennington reflects on a long association with Hermaness National Nature Reserve, the changes he has observed over the years and the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on this special place. I first came to Hermaness National Nature Reserve, on Britain’s most northerly island of Unst in Shetland, as […]The …
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Indiana Artist Wins 2020 California Duck Stamp Art Contest — CDFW News
A painting by Jeffrey Klinefelter of Etna Green, Ind. has been chosen as the winner of the 2020 California Duck Stamp Art Contest. The painting, which depicts a pair of canvasbacks, will be the official design for the 2020-2021 stamp. Klinefelter previously won the California Duck Stamp Art Contest in 2009, as well as the […]Indiana …
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We are family. — This, that and the other thing
I got all my sisters with me (or maybe brothers.) This group of cuties and their mom weren’t too afraid of me as I sat by the side of the lake. They would bunch up, for all the world like a pre-game huddle, then waddle cutely to and fro a bit before huddling up again. […]We …
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Burrowing Owls — Maternal Love — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. I know that I should not attribute human characteristics to wildlife. That said, it is impossible not to see the intensely close bonds between some parents and their offspring. In the case of Burrowing Owls that relationship […]Burrowing …
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Kildeer — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. In a previous post I mentioned that Louisa and I had made a recent trip to Whitewater Draw, a substantial area of marshes and ponds about 100 miles southeast of Tucson. Unfortunately, it is virtually bone dry […]Kildeer …
Becasa Piquilarga/Long-billed Dowitcher/Limnodromus scolopaceus — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.194
Foto: Nick AthanasNombre en español: Becasa Piquilarga Nombre en inglés: Long-billed Dowitcher Nombre científico: Limnodromus scolopaceus Familia: Scolopacidae Canto: Andrew SpencerLa Agujeta escolopácea (Limnodromus scolopaceus) es un ave de tamaño medio del orden Charadriiforme, perteneciente a la familia Scolopacidae. Los adultos tienen patas amarillentas y un largo pico recto y oscuro. El plumaje del cuerpo …
Raptors in the reeds — Wild Barley
The reservoir rose above the neighbouring fields, its sloping banks covered waist high grasses, thistles and stinging nettles. The surrounding fields were black, with rich, fertile soil planted with bright green lettuce. Around the edge of this rectangular body of water a broad fringe of reeds sway in a gentle breeze. The leaves were packed […]Raptors …
Short-billed Dowitcher — Wilder Alaska
Short-billed Dowitcher — Wilder Alaska
Crested Caracaras — Almost Ready — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. We took advantage of our discovery of a nest of Crested Caracaras (based on tips that I received from others) by returning to the site several times. I was able to chronicle the development of the three […]Crested …
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The Northern Herper 
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