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When Feeding Birds Runs Amuck

December 14, 2011 by Birdchick 9 Comments

Feeding birds is generally regarded as a harmless past-time, a wholesome way for people to share nature and enjoy wildlife with the family. However,...

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Southern Parula

December 13, 2011 by Nate 6 Comments

We birders birders on the eastern half of the continent are quite familiar with the ubiquitous Northern Parula, whose buzzy song is often one...

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Mystery Rogitama Hummingbird Captured

by James 5 Comments

Yesterday I posted a blog about the mystery hummingbird located in Rogitama, Colombia. I am pleased to share some photographs of the bird that...

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South Africa’s endemic birds

by Adam Riley 11 Comments

My home country of South Africa can only be described as a birding paradise! Although in raw numbers (843 species recorded to date) it...

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Bogota Sunangel or Not!

December 12, 2011 by James 8 Comments

Rogitama Private Nature Reserve, about 3 hours drive north of Bogota, is a true success story. Founded by Roberto Chavarro and his family in...

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Time To Get Goosed!

December 11, 2011 by Alan 1 Comment

Anyone thinking that it’s time to slow down needs to think again. The temperatures may not be conducive to shorts and T-shirt but there...

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It’s time for a new understanding of tanagers

December 8, 2011 by David 4 Comments

The word “tanager” conjures certain images for most of us birder types. Maybe words like “colorful,” “beautiful,” “fruit,” and “tree.” But the tanager brand...

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Common Mergansers or Goosanders Frolicking on Clear Creek

December 7, 2011 by Larry 3 Comments

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) photos by Larry Jordan (click to enlarge) The Common Merganser (Mergus merganser americanus) or Goosander (Mergus merganser merganser) as it’s known in Europe, is a...

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