10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2013

The fish charge at the shore and virtually beach themselves in an effort to grab the unwary birds, in the style of a Crocodile taking a Wildebeest or a Killer Whale taking a pinniped. Some (but not most) killer whales beach themselves on land or ice to get at sea mammals or penguins, and some dolphins do similar things. Boulêtreau, S.,

Fish 210

Fish Birds Whales Whaling 210

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Swarovski ATM scope & Canon A590 Now Alpine Accentors have a much more interesting strategy: 3-5 males defend a single breeding territory, containing 2-3 spatially separated female Accentors. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes. Laurent Fournier Mar 17th, 2011 at 11:49 am Would the white throated sparrow qualify for this?

2011 221

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 221

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

It is acceptable to point out other sea creatures–dolphins or whales or dragonflies–but the main goal is the observation and identification of the birds. For Gulls, there is a strategy for identification involving size, flight style, structure, overall color, mantle color, and plumage cycle. It is a challenging activity.

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Ducks Groups Species North America 240