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Tails From the Gulf Stream

July 5, 2015 by Nate 3 Comments

The Gulf Stream lies between 20-40 miles off the North Carolina coast, and to the unpracticed eye it looks scarcely different that the expanse...

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Croc and rock birding trip part 2

by Clare M 4 Comments

Following on from last week we are venturing up the Fairfield-Leopold Road and it really is in pretty good condition for a gravel road,...

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Squacco Heron

July 4, 2015 by Redgannet No Comments

The Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides is an Old World heron, closely related to (and sharing a genus with) the eastern pond-herons. It shares the common...

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of July 2015?

by Mike 1 Comment

The United States sets the fourth day of July apart to focus with white-hot intensity (splashed with red and blue) on the concepts of...

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The Great Cascades Caper: Found Pages From the First, and Last, Birding-themed Choose Your Own Adventure Novel

July 3, 2015 by Carrie 1 Comment

While on a top-secret mission, I found the following at the bottom of a box filled with Petersonania and cheaply-printed knockoff Fuertes prints. The...

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Birding Adventure in Mexico, Part I: Colima

by Carlos 5 Comments

Back in early March, Andrew Spencer asked me if I would like to go birding in western Mexico with him and another friend in May....

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Happy Fourth – Support Your Local Rehabber!

by Suzie 1 Comment

No, these are not highly-trained nestling Blue Jays posing artfully on an American flag. They’re just really cute orphaned Blue Jays who were raised...