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Birds

Pretty in Pink

May 11, 2013 by Redgannet 1 Comment

If you are not a fan of carotenoid-rich algae, but still wish to wear that becoming blush for Mothering Sunday, help is at hand. In...

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The Flight of the Burning Pencils

May 10, 2013 by Jochen 3 Comments

Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Germany was not a birding nation, at least not by international standards. In the good old...

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Another Bird From Humboldt Bay North Jetty: The Black Oystercatcher

May 8, 2013 by Larry 9 Comments

The Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) can be found along the Pacific Coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California. Click on photos for...

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A Kokako called Duncan

by Duncan 1 Comment

New Zealand can generate some interesting yard birds. We may not have huge numbers of species, but we can find some real specialties. I’ve...

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The Mystery of the Red Munia

May 5, 2013 by Jochen 2 Comments

To all but the greediest rice and spirulina farmers of Southeast Asia, any member of the genus Lonchura is a joy to watch. The munias, or...

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How Close Is “Too Close” To An Owl?

May 1, 2013 by Birdchick 8 Comments

I had an interesting email come in this winter: “I have been photographing birds for the past 8 years and have been confronted by...

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The Oriolest Oriole

April 30, 2013 by Nate 7 Comments

Icterus is a wide-ranging neotropical genus consisting of the technicolor blackbirds we call orioles. The two dozen species are, nearly to an individual, long...