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Roseate Spoonbills at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

March 3, 2012 by Corey 3 Comments

The Roseate Spoonbill lives up to its name, spectacularly. The bird is, after all, roseate, and, not only that, but it has a big...

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The mysterious international Lesser Scaup

by Jochen 8 Comments

Over much of North America, the Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis is more than just common. Rather, it could be considered the aythyian background noise against...

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Little Owl (Athena noctua)

by Redgannet 5 Comments

This post comes courtesy of Mrs Gannet who became rather taken with the Little Owl when we found him in Mote Park last month....

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ID Quiz: Afternoon Odd Duck

March 2, 2012 by Mike 4 Comments

During the last week, I received some terrific photos from two readers who had encountered a very distinctive duck at Brazos Bend State Park in...

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Marabou Storks

by Walter 9 Comments

Marabou Storks are ugly/lovely. They have character. They are unmistakeable. I won’t expend too much energy trying to describe them… I’ll just let the...

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Purple Sandpipers in Brooklyn

March 1, 2012 by Corey 4 Comments

The waterfront of Brooklyn on either side of the Verrazano Bridge is the best place in New York City to see Purple Sandpipers. Every...

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Lions Eat Heron

by Corey 4 Comments

Though it took place in a zoo the video below definitely shows some wild behavior. If you don’t want to see a bird killed...

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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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