Western Gull, Monterey Bay, California The Western Gull is another North American west coast specialist, found from the Gulf of California to southern British Columbia. This is a big gull, easily habituated to people and perfectly willing to steal food from careless humans if given the opportunity. WC watched a Western Gull steal a hot […] …
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One Word Sunday: wait Wait — This, that and the other thing
I have only seen Macaws flying free in Central and South America. These Macaws fly free regularly over rural Southern California which is an incredible sight. They often spend hours away, carry no trackers, like to hang out on this dead tree, and chose when they want to come home. They are free as a… Free~ …
Foto: Joao Quental (cc)Nombre en español: Gaviotín Común Nombre en inglés: Common Tern Nombre científico: Sterna hirundo Familia: Laridae Canto: Marc AndersonEl charrán común (Sterna hirundo) es una especie de ave caradriforme de la familia Laridae. Es un ave marina y migratoria que pasa el invierno en las costas de países tropicales y subtropicales. Sus cuatro subespecies anidan en regiones templadas y subárticas de Europa, de Asia y del este y centro de América del Norte.… Gaviotín …
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The Macaws, spread across three or four genera, are the largest members of the New World parrot family, the Psittacidae. There are at least seventeen Macaw species, but WC has only photographed a few of them. In an egregious instance of the Magpie Principle, here are four of those species. The etymology of “macaw” is […] …
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Roddy Maclean reveals aspects of the badger’s appearance in folklore and literature, and on Scotland’s Gaelic landscape The Surly Animal of the Yellow Moon — Scotland's Nature
Donkeys around the world, including our own nation’s wild burros, are in peril. The global threat is fueled by China’s Ejiao trade; inside the United States it is driven by the very […] Burros (increased risk of national collapse & international crisis) — Wild Horse Education
The Northern Herper 
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