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Spoonbills are ibises with big flat bills

September 15, 2013 by David 3 Comments

Spoonbills and ibises are stocky, colorful wading birds with distinctive bills: downcurved and pointed in the case of ibises, flat and paddle shaped in...

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Fall Migration is in Full Swing!

September 9, 2013 by Corey 2 Comments

Though spring migration brightens birders’ days with its colorful and singing birds after the long, cold winter I prefer the fullness of fall’s migration. Not...

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Savanna Nightjars prove that growing old is a process of becoming increasingly disillusioned

September 1, 2013 by Jochen 17 Comments

I am starting to feel my age. To be clear, in my early 40’s I really am not complaining. However, I feel the wind of...

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Photos of Birds People Like

August 29, 2013 by Alfredo Begazo 2 Comments

What makes for good bird photo? This question has many answers depending on who you ask. Granted there are general requirements a photo must...

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The Lazuli Bunting Will Certainly Brighten Your Day

August 28, 2013 by Larry 14 Comments

During March and April the Lazuli Buntings (Passerina amoena) begin showing up in Southern California but we don’t usually see them up north until...

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Do The Splits

August 27, 2013 by Felonious Jive No Comments

The recent American Ornithological Union (AOU) decisions to split Sage Sparrow (RIP) into Sagebrush Sparrow and Bell’s Sparrow has the Birdosphere buzzing on everything from...

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Of Birds and Bigfoots

August 23, 2013 by Carrie 4 Comments

I’m currently reading Roger Real Drouin’s No Other Way for a future review on this site. The novel centers on a quest to find...

James's Flamingos (by Pedro Szekely) and Horned Grebe (by winnu).

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Exploring the relationship between flamingos and grebes: The wonderful birds

August 18, 2013 by David 3 Comments

That flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) and grebes (Podicipedidae) are probably each others’ closest living relatives is one of the most surprising discoveries in higher-level avian systematics...

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