The Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma california) is a non-migratory member of the Corvidae family found in scrub and dry woodlands of oaks and piñon pine...
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I am not the least bit surprised that no one correctly identified what was in the quiz picture I posted on Friday. After all,...
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When winter settles down birding can occasionally seem a little repetitive, even the Internet forums and blogs can dry up with little new material....
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One great aspect of visiting southern California in winter is that birds are everywhere that there is even marginal habitat. On my trip we...
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The Amazon is the best place to see jacamars, so my wife and I were very happy to find a few of these large-insect...
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Georg Wilhelm Steller was never in the Rockies in the first place. Also, he has been dead for more than 250 years now. Many...
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Here is a very quick quiz for those of you with a short attention span. This quiz is simple, straightforward, and to the point,...
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I read a news report on Tuesday that said 70% of the contiguous United States had snow cover. Up in Minnesota, it’s a whole...
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