Month: February 2012

Birding, Trips

My Big Backyard

February 29, 2012 by Clare K 3 Comments

I’ve been traveling for the last little while, a trip down south on business followed by another throughout Nunavut. The logistics of traveling in...

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Sneak Peaks at Crossley ID Guide for UK and Ireland

by Corey 2 Comments

Richard Crossley has posed a couple of plates from his forthcoming UK and Ireland Crossley ID Guide on The Crossley ID Guide Facebook page....

Birds

Acorn Woodpeckers: The Clowns of the Avian World

by Larry 9 Comments

Why would I call these beautiful woodpeckers the “clowns of the avian world?” Besides the facial features of the Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) appearing...

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Red-breasted Merganser with a Mouthful

by Corey 7 Comments

On a visit yesterday after work to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn I happened across this female Red-breasted Merganser that I initially thought was...

News

Owl Genocide?

by Corey 7 Comments

The post title is intentionally hyperbolic but Gawker does have the information on the plan to help the Spotted Owl – which is basically...

Birds

Paradise Shelducks (Tadorna variegata)

by Duncan 4 Comments

Just a quick post today to appreciate one of New Zealand’s most attractive birds, the Paradise Shelduck. This is brought about by a visit...

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Rough-legged Buzzards (not Hawks)

February 28, 2012 by Dale Forbes 9 Comments

I don’t know what it is, but since I bought Dick Forsman‘s “The Raptors of Europe and Middle East” my interest in buzzards has...

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If We Can Rock Together, We Can Flock Together

by Felonious Jive 6 Comments

Weird flocks are fun. One does not typically find a Black-crowned Night-Heron mixed in with Rock Pigeons and American Coots. I think the night-heron knows...

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