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Red-breasted Merganser with a Mouthful

February 29, 2012 by Corey 7 Comments

On a visit yesterday after work to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn I happened across this female Red-breasted Merganser that I initially thought was...

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Paradise Shelducks (Tadorna variegata)

by Duncan 4 Comments

Just a quick post today to appreciate one of New Zealand’s most attractive birds, the Paradise Shelduck. This is brought about by a visit...

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Rough-legged Buzzards (not Hawks)

February 28, 2012 by Dale Forbes 9 Comments

I don’t know what it is, but since I bought Dick Forsman‘s “The Raptors of Europe and Middle East” my interest in buzzards has...

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If We Can Rock Together, We Can Flock Together

by Felonious Jive 6 Comments

Weird flocks are fun. One does not typically find a Black-crowned Night-Heron mixed in with Rock Pigeons and American Coots. I think the night-heron knows...

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Purple Gallinule Photo Gallery

February 27, 2012 by Corey 6 Comments

Purple Gallinules are awesome. And I am in the enviable position of having a surfeit of images of Porphyrio martinica to share. Such is the...

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Do Common Gallinules Get Jealous of Purple Gallinules?

February 24, 2012 by Corey 15 Comments

I imagine so. What do you think? And if anyone wants to provide a caption for the picture below please have at it in...

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Slow-Mo Video of Red-cockaded Woodpecker Foraging

February 22, 2012 by Corey No Comments

You may remember the awesome encounter Doug and I had with Red-cockaded Woodpeckers at the Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area from this post. If you...

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Cemetery Sentinels

by Duncan 8 Comments

There are certain families that I habitually fail to encounter when opportunities arise. I’ve had pretty lousy luck when it comes pittas and broadbills,...

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