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Birds

Anna’s Hummingbird Female Bathing and Preening at the Waterfall

June 5, 2013 by Larry 2 Comments

Anna’s Hummingbird Female (Calypte anna) Bathing and Preening at the Waterfall Hummingbirds don’t always sip nectar or sugar water. When the temperatures get...

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School Burrowing Owls

June 4, 2013 by James 5 Comments

Broward County has one of the highest densities of Burrowing Owls in Florida. It also has one of the highest human population densities in...

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Purple Herons at Waghäusel

June 2, 2013 by Jochen 5 Comments

Purple Herons Ardea purpurea are an old world element of the Ardeidae and range widely throughout sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and parts...

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Xena

May 31, 2013 by Suzie 7 Comments

Xena is a Eurasian Eagle Owl. Normally she would be living somewhere in Europe or Asia, but she was born and raised in captivity...

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Eastern Imperial Breakfast

May 30, 2013 by Dragan 10 Comments

One brightly coloured male Common Redstart is patrolling a nearby hedge, while a pair of Common Ravens is circling the valley. Driving on a...

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How To Speak Robin

May 29, 2013 by Birdchick 5 Comments

Learning bird calls is essential to improve your bird watching skills. But sometimes it’s not a matter of learning different species, but learning the...

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Say Hello To…Pacific Fulmar?

May 28, 2013 by Felonious Jive 1 Comment

Splits, splits, splits. Birders, for the most part, love them. While many of us anxiously await the AOU’s decisions on some recently proposed splits...