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What is a Blue Goose?

January 14, 2015 by Larry 2 Comments

The “Blue Goose” is the dark morph of the Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens). Click on photos for full sized images. Color morphs are controlled...

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Waterfowl at the Local Water Treatment Plant

November 20, 2014 by Alfredo Begazo No Comments

As it turned out the month of October brings some of the common migratory waterfowl to our local water treatment plant ponds in Indian...

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The Sunda Teals of Jakarta

October 26, 2014 by Jochen 2 Comments

The Sunda Teal is a brown duck. This may make it very popular amongst European birders who can relate, but it doesn’t make it...

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The Charge of the Egyptian Goose

July 25, 2014 by Jochen 6 Comments

On 22 January 1879, a pair of Egyptian Geese sat quietly on top of Isandlwana Hill and watched closely. Then, they had a plan....

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Know Your Audience: A Ring-necked Duck in Germany

April 12, 2014 by Jochen 2 Comments

I recently participated in an “English Report Writing” training, sponsored of course by my employer, and this post will function as a test to...

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Freezeout After Hours

April 11, 2014 by Carrie No Comments

As I mentioned before, Freezeout means Snow Geese, and lots of them. But like any aspect of migration, the lots-of-Snow-Geese phenomenon is ephemeral and...

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Hybrid Teal Hotness

February 28, 2013 by Mike No Comments

In February 2012, a gorgeous Blue-winged/Green-winged Teal visited Brazos Bend State Park in Texas, much to the delight of local birders. Chris Hirsch let me...

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