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Birds

Western Reef-Heron

February 25, 2017 by Redgannet 1 Comment

The Western Reef-Heron, Egretta gularis, sits neatly between Little Egret and Snowy Egret in Clements taxanomic checklist. The slim, elegant, white egrets are very...

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Cardinals are Singing

February 24, 2017 by Carrie No Comments

Northern Cardinals are known for their plumage. Bold red or subtle pink and brown, on a background of snow or new leaves, their beauty...

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Mallard Complexity

February 14, 2017 by Mike 13 Comments

Everyone knows what a male Mallard looks like. The drake of this extremely common, sexually dimorphic species (Anas platyrhynchos) cuts a fine form with his...

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Water Rail at midday

February 11, 2017 by Redgannet 3 Comments

Each time I see a rail, it confounds the conventional wisdom that these are secretive, crepuscular birds. During a recent walk, I brought along...

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Gadwall Courtship Displays

February 9, 2017 by Larry 1 Comment

I spent a few hours in the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge blind #1 last weekend and filmed the following video of Gadwalls (Anus strepera)...

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Black Woodpecker: Officially a Nemesis

February 6, 2017 by Corey 12 Comments

I have never before had a true nemesis bird. Sure, occasionally a bird has given me problems, like Black-backed Woodpeckers back in 2007 when...

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The Collaborative List 2017 – January.

February 4, 2017 by Redgannet 1 Comment

Protests were organised, banners were waved, petitions were signed and 6 of the beats have been banned from entering their data. Nevertheless, The Management...