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Rufescent Tiger Heron

January 30, 2016 by Redgannet 2 Comments

The Rufescent Tiger Heron tigrisoma lineatum, is one of the three species from the Tigrisoma genus of South America. Its common name indicates the...

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Eurasian Wigeons

January 27, 2016 by Larry 2 Comments

I have tried for what seems to be a long time to get a decent photo of a Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) drake. Not that the...

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Beautiful Bird Portraits from Space Coast

January 26, 2016 by Corey 6 Comments

Back in 2012 when I made my first foray to the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival I put up back-to-back posts featuring up-close-and-personal...

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Now That’s What I Call Line Dancing

January 23, 2016 by Meredith Mann 1 Comment

Stuck inside with the blizzard? Tired of watching the National Zoo’s panda? We’ve got your birding fix right here. Male Blue Manakins dancing for the...

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Azure-winged Magpies

January 20, 2016 by Duncan 3 Comments

I’m back! And what a bird I have for you today. The Azure-winged Magpie is a pretty member of the crow family found in...

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Solar Plant Stopped Killing Birds: One Weird Trick!

January 19, 2016 by Greg 6 Comments

The Brightsoruce Power Plant, in California, uses mirrors to concentrate solar energy to nearly a single point, where things get so hot you can...

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The Self-Refreshing Rarity

January 17, 2016 by Nate 2 Comments

For the past several weeks a pair of Trumpeter Swans have made themselves at home along a road through Mattamuskeet NWR in eastern North...

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Who needs brakes?

January 16, 2016 by Redgannet 3 Comments

There was a slight crosswind, I’ll give him that, but our pilot seemed rather puffed up after a competent landing. He was rather more self-impressed...

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