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Osprey Love in Northern California

April 25, 2012 by Larry 2 Comments

Living in Northern California offers nature lovers many opportunities to view wildlife in their native habitat. Living near the Sacramento River and its many...

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Turtle Bay’s Nesting Bald Eagles Patriot and Liberty

April 11, 2012 by Larry 4 Comments

Since 2006 a pair of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) nesting at Turtle Bay in Redding California have successfully raised a dozen eaglets! The past...

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A Long-billed Curlew Foraging

March 28, 2012 by Larry 9 Comments

The Long-billed Curlew’s (Numenius americanus) bill is best adapted for capturing shrimp and crabs living in deep burrows on tidal mudflats or burrowing earthworms...

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Red-winged Blackbirds

March 14, 2012 by Larry 9 Comments

Just the mention of the name conjures notions of fear and loathing in some folks, like farmers. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Male (click on...

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Acorn Woodpeckers: The Clowns of the Avian World

February 29, 2012 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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The Green-winged Teal, North America’s Smallest Dabbling Duck

February 15, 2012 by Larry 11 Comments

The Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca carolinensis) is North America’s smallest dabbling duck and taken by hunters second only to the Mallard. Click on photos...

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Red-breasted Sapsuckers, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker of the West

February 1, 2012 by Larry 1 Comment

The Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) and the Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) were considered different forms of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) until 1983 when...

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Greater White-fronted Geese at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

January 18, 2012 by Larry 9 Comments

Colusa National Wildlife Refuge is part of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in California’s Central Valley. This complex consists of five national wildlife...

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