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Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

March 19, 2011 by Corey 4 Comments

The Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens was pretty darn diabolical even though I tried to include a clue by using...

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Spotted Thick-knee

by Redgannet 28 Comments

The Burhinidae family of Thick-knees (also known as Stone-curlews or Dikkops) consists of 9 species in 2 genera, Burhinus and Esacus. They are cryptically...

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

March 18, 2011 by a Guest 5 Comments

Some of the most popular birds in the world are parrots, particularly the large, multi-coloured Ara Macaws. Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers...

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Spring is for Wheatears

by Dan 3 Comments

What is true in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US holds true for Cyprus as well: Spring is prime-time for Passerines. They’re just so...

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What is the National Bird of Honduras?

by Corey 1 Comment

The national bird of Honduras is the Scarlet Macaw. It was decreed a national symbol of Honduras on 28 June 1993 by the National...

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Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage

March 17, 2011 by Corey 4 Comments

Lately, I have grown a bit obsessed by Ruddy Ducks, those lovable little stiff-tailed ducks that are nearly ubiquitous on any sizable freshwater body...

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Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed

by Alan 4 Comments

March and it’s like a switch flicks in birders brains in Europe, suddenly everyone’s ‘doing’ sub-Saharan migrants (or should that be trans-Saharan migrants and...

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