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Birds

The Marvelous Spatuletail on Display!

October 23, 2013 by Alfredo Begazo 6 Comments

In preparing for my first trip to see the Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis), I decided to read as much as I possibly could. I had...

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Vulture vs. Bunny

October 18, 2013 by Suzie 9 Comments

This is the story of an attitudinal bunny and the Black Vulture who dared to encroach on her territory. Two years ago I finally...

Birds

That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

October 16, 2013 by Birdchick 3 Comments

I come from a large family: five sisters, two brothers and almost everyone has kids. Most of my family lives in Indiana, but thanks...

Birds

Four wings good two wings better?

October 15, 2013 by Greg 3 Comments

Birds may have evolved from an ancestor with four wings. This is an idea that has been around for more than a century, to...

Birds

Starlings and Eagles

October 11, 2013 by Carrie 1 Comment

It required a bit of an ethical adjustment. Here I was, sitting patiently in a blind, watching a tethered European Starling on a string....

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Watch for Shorebirds with Colored Flags!

October 9, 2013 by Alfredo Begazo 12 Comments

As I write this note, probably hundreds if not thousands of shorebirds are heading south to the wintering grounds. Some make stopovers along Florida’s...

Lesser Goldfinch and Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Birds

The Lesser Goldfinch: A Common California Species

by Larry 8 Comments

This spunky little finch is the smallest member of the North American genus Carduelis. I caught this male pictured above harassing a female Ruby-crowned...