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Laysan Albatrosses

December 7, 2011 by Duncan 5 Comments

While I often tease Corey about how many albatrosses we have down here in New Zealand, the fact is that the United States has...

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Extreme Digiscoping: Flashing Little Owls

December 6, 2011 by Dale Forbes 7 Comments

The image that made me look hardest in this year’s Digiscoper of the Year 2011 competition was that of a Little Owl (Athene noctua)...

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Patch: An Urban Red-tailed Hawk (3 of 4)

December 2, 2011 by Walter 10 Comments

(Check out Part 1 here) (Check out Part 2 here) This hawk was a fierce hunter. I’ve seen young Red-tailed Hawks who just don’t...

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The parrots you have, not the parrots you wish you had

November 29, 2011 by Nate 10 Comments

We birders north of Mexico used to have a parrot to call our own, a sun-faced, spike tailed jewel called the Carolina Parakeet that...

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Flying with Determination

November 24, 2011 by Mike F No Comments

My travels have taken me all over the United States including coastal sites where some of the most interesting flyers can be found. Some...

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A Greater Yellowlegs Bathing at Arcata Marsh

November 23, 2011 by Larry 7 Comments

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) photos by Larry Jordan Shorebirds. Why are they seemingly so difficult to identify? One obvious reason is that most have plumage...

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Cemetery Owls

November 20, 2011 by Julie 3 Comments

New York has its famous Red-tailed Hawks Pale Male and, until recently, Lola. Cambridge, Mass has a celebrity raptor pair, too. Last winter, a pair...

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