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What is the State Bird of New Hampshire?

October 13, 2015 by Erika Zambello 1 Comment

You know a bird is beautiful when Robert Tory Peterson describes it as a “sparrow dipped in raspberry juice.” New Hampshire must have thought...

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Endangered and Unknown: Red-billed Curassow

October 9, 2015 by Carlos 2 Comments

There are many charismatic endangered birds that capture people’s hearts and imaginations: the colossal California Condor, the evocative Red-crowned Crane, and the adorable Spoon-billed Sandpiper come to...

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Swift Care Ontario: Sometimes It Takes a Village

by Suzie 1 Comment

Today’s Guest Blog was written by Debbie Lefebre, who, along with Carolyn Denstedt, co-directs Swift Care Ontario, a Canadian rehabilitation center which specializes in Species At Risk...

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The Brown and Peruvian Pelicans

October 8, 2015 by Alfredo Begazo 3 Comments

The Brown Pelican and the Peruvian Pelican are closely related and once were considered the same species. They are indeed very similar in all...

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Clark’s Grebes Were Once Considered a Color Morph of the Western Grebe

October 7, 2015 by Larry 4 Comments

The appearance of the Clark’s Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) differs from the Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) primarily in the white of the face extending above the eye...

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Won’t Someone Think Of The Children?

September 30, 2015 by Duncan 2 Comments

One of my favourite Monty Python sketches involves a rather enthusiastic documentary into the sordid sex lives of the mollusks. Without ever meaning to...

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The Dunnock. Free love and duplicity

September 26, 2015 by Redgannet 1 Comment

This is a Dunnock. It does not usually rate high on peoples’ Western Palearctic wish-lists, but Prunella modularis is a dapper little bird with...

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What’s In a Name: Eleonora’s Falcon

September 25, 2015 by Carrie No Comments

As this series has already shown us, ornithological nomenclature is often a game of utter nepotism. Got a buddy whose birthday you forgot? Thinking...

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