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Flock to Marion

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A family motel and passion for responsible ecotourism brought her home to the Oregon Coast where she and her husband, Erik, adventure and record a podcast ( Hannah and Erik Go Birding ), created in an effort to inspire others to get out and bird. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2023

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If instead of reading non-scientific information on birds, you prefer to read scientific information on cats, I recommend the paper “On the rheology of cats” The post Birding Shanghai in October 2023 first appeared on 10,000 Birds.

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The first Pied Oystercatcher chick of 2020

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The eggs usually hatch out quite close together and then the family can all move away from the nest site. There are dangers around the nest site and the sooner they could move the family away from the exposed nest site the better. This offers a lot more protection than the exposed nest site.

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Getting ready for spring.

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Find a site which offers some protection from the sun during the heat of the day and which allows a direct approach. Each family of birds have different requirements, so make sure that you match the box with a corresponding opening, site and height. Could a cat easily reach the box? Think like a predator.

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Pied Oystercatcher chicks two weeks on….

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Over the two weeks since I first introduced you to this family of Pied Oystercatchers there has been a lot of walking. This family of Pied Oystercatchers have not only walked in and out with the tides, which are big in Broome, but also moved about two kilometres north. Pied Oystercatcher family.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

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On a side note, the bird is also kind of ugly, so maybe the chicks never seeing their father has a certain protective function. would be cats for me, but you get the general idea). The Australasian Figbird is a member of the Oriole family despite not being yellow. Female below.

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Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia

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and Colombia respectively, have secured thirteen new conservation easements in Colombia with private landowners that will protect important habitat for the Cerulean Warbler – North America’s fastest declining neotropical migrant songbird. Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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