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Little Blue Herons in Flight

September 16, 2011 by Corey 9 Comments

The Little Blue Heron, like most (all?) herons and egrets, flies with its neck bent and its head drawn in close to the body so...

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Why Do Penguins Wear Tuxedos?

September 15, 2011 by Greg 6 Comments

Penguins. The birds that wear tuxedos and star in major motion pictures. People call them “flightless birds” but they do in fact fly; They...

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A Disgustingly Diabolical Quiz

September 11, 2011 by Corey 7 Comments

It has been quite some time since the last diabolical quiz and this quiz will more than make up for lost time. Each and...

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Juvenile White Ibis in New Jersey

September 10, 2011 by Corey 9 Comments

My successful chase of a Northern Wheatear on Wednesday set my mind to churning and I decided to try to find something else to...

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Rainbow Starfrontlet

by Renato 5 Comments

I photographed this amazing bird yesterday at Utuana Reserve in the South of Ecuador. Too busy to write more.. enjoy!

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Crazy Flickers

September 9, 2011 by a Guest 3 Comments

Alex Washoe is a freelance writer and bookseller in Seattle, WA. who can be found regularly at the bird and wildlife blog Birdland West. However, he’s...

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Songbird-parrot link strengthened in new study, with implications for vocal learning

September 8, 2011 by David 7 Comments

Last month, I wrote about hypothesized relationships between passerines, parrots, falcons, and seriemas, noting a need for further research on the subject. The post...

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Correcting course in Appalachia

September 6, 2011 by Nate No Comments

The verdant Appalachian Mountains, North America’s concerned forehead, stretch from the northern parts of Georgia all the way to the fir covered forests of...

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