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Mating and Feeding Behavior of the Northern Shoveler

January 29, 2014 by Larry 4 Comments

The video above showing the pair bonding and precopulatory behavior of the Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) was shot from the photography bind at Colusa...

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Car Birding: A Birder Litmus Test

March 26, 2013 by Felonious Jive 4 Comments

A Dusky Grouse scurries across the road in Grand Teton National Park, WY. I was reading Carrie’s post last month and got to thinking...

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The Marsh Wren Singing and Gathering Nesting Material

February 27, 2013 by Larry 9 Comments

If you have ever visited an area where cattail and/or bulrush thrive, you will undoubtedly have heard the call of the Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) in the winter...

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Tundra Swans In The California Central Valley

January 30, 2013 by Larry 5 Comments

Now you know why the most numerous and widespread of the two swan species in North America used to be known as the Whistling...

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Larry’s 2013 Year List

December 15, 2012 by Larry 5 Comments

Don’t even ask me why I’m doing a birding year list. I have never kept a bird list before. Oh, sure, I checked the...

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Ross’s Goose, the Little Snow Goose

December 21, 2011 by Larry 6 Comments

Every autumn, tens of thousands of Snow Geese arrive in California’s Sacramento Valley following their long journey from the Canadian Arctic (click on photos for full...

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The Unique Black-necked Stilt

October 12, 2011 by Larry 8 Comments

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) photos by Larry Jordan Click on photos for full sized images. This female Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is distinguished from...

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