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The Mew Gull: AKA the Common Gull of Eurasia

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I spent some time with fellow Audubon members on the Northern California coast last weekend where we were treated with some great views of a first winter Mew Gull ( Larus canus ), commonly known as the Common Gull in Eurasia. Click on photos for full sized images. The Mew Gull is the smallest of the “white-headed” gulls in North America, where it was formerly known as the Short-billed Gull.

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Most popular dog Halloween costumes

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We love to see all the cute Halloween costumes for dogs! So far this year, these are the most popular according to Amazon. We can see why! They are all so cute. STAR WARS COSTUMES With the upcoming release of … Continue reading → The post Most popular dog Halloween costumes appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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Where Are You Birding This Fourth Weekend of October 2016?

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In every temperate zone comes a moment in spring and a similar one in fall when, all of a sudden, POOF… like magic, the migrants are gone. Maybe you live somewhere reliable for rarities, in which case that unfortunate time may not fall for some time yet. But other locales, closer to the poles and further from the coast, may see migration drying up already, perhaps even over entirely.

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