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The Eyes Have It

August 24, 2017 by Larry 9 Comments

The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) pictured above were photographed while the nestlings were still in the nest. One of the nestlings decided to test its flight...

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Cattle Egrets in La Paz, Mexico

August 23, 2017 by Tom Brown No Comments

Despite the still sweltering heat of the Southern Baja Desert, that beautiful time of year has arrived! Lots of the migrant birds are starting...

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How I Saw My First Jabiru

August 21, 2017 by Corey 9 Comments

While in Belize for my family vacation one of the birds I most wanted to see was a Jabiru. The massive, shoe-billed stork is...

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Struggling with the Nighthawks

August 16, 2017 by Tom Brown No Comments

I have had a certain love/hate relationship with the nighthawks. I love watching them sail around just as the sun set, joining the local...

Short-tailed albatrosses and decoys on Midway Island

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An Open Letter to the Birds on the Webcams, Re: Nesting Season

August 11, 2017 by Carrie 1 Comment

Tragically, McSweeney’s doesn’t have quite enough hard-core birders in the audience to appreciate this. But I thought you guys would! Look, you guys, I...

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Crested Serpent Eagle

July 29, 2017 by Redgannet No Comments

To the north of Kuala Lumpur, is a section of forest, easily accessible from the city. A flight over the forest via Google Earth,...

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The beautiful nests of the Hooded Oriole

July 26, 2017 by Tom Brown 1 Comment

When it comes to nest construction, few if any birds rival the detail put into their nests, like members of the oriole family. Here in...

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Great Crested Grebe

July 15, 2017 by Redgannet 1 Comment

Redgannet’s repeated attempts to eat stuff that was bigger than his own head brought exasperated warnings from his long-suffering mother. As an adult, he...

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