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Birds

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...

Birds

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...

Birds

A Non-Lethal Solution for Both Wildlife and Feral Cats

by Suzie 6 Comments

What can be done to solve the intractable problem of wildlife and feral cats? Ask Peter Paonessa. Peter, who lives in Salem, CT, noticed...

Birds, Trips

Kutras Lake and the California Gull

September 23, 2015 by Larry 1 Comment

Gulls have always been a challenge to me. Maybe it’s because I don’t see them often, or seek them out, or even try to...

Birds

Clearing up the Collared Kingfishers

by Duncan 1 Comment

All the way back in 2011 I wrote about the confusing taxanomic enigma that is the Collared Kingfisher, a species that ranges from the...

Birds

The Kookaburra, an Australian Icon

September 16, 2015 by Duncan 4 Comments

Events have been eventuating with great speed since my last poorly worded post and update from the Antipodes. Here in New Zealand our shambolic...

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What is the State Bird of South Carolina?

September 15, 2015 by Erika Zambello No Comments

If you live in the eastern United States, chances are you’re familiar with the clear, loud, teakettle teakettle teakettle song that reverberates through woods...