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Heronry at Sultanpur

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The park is managed for the benefit of the wildlife and made accessible for visitors with a footpath along the lakeshore and out onto spits that allow a closer approach to the heronry. The storks begin to arrive from August and will usually be sitting on eggs by October. Eggs often fall victim to the ubiquitous House Crow.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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I greatly enjoyed reading these articles on diverse topics such as suet, nyjer seed, the development of humming-bird feeders, rarities at feeders, wild bird feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean, and, importantly, “funding for birds and wildlife.” Fish and Wildlife Service. Margaret A.

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Week 21: Our last week in Scotland

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I found this little grouping of Guillemots, with parents, babies and even an egg. Re-introduction of the Red Kites in southern Scotland was started in 2003 with 40 birds released, for the most part in secret. Tomorrow morning we will head on down to England, and the township of Hull, to visit the Spurn Wildlife Reserve.

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Baby Bird Books, Little Bird Books

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The boys knew what Owls looked like, they saw Screech Owls (and Barred and Great Horned Owls) at a local wildlife park, and we photographed Burrowing Owl families every year at Brian Piccolo Park. Some might contest this, saying that Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hatches An Egg precedes Eastman’s book by twenty years. Hyperion Press, 2003.

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Around the World For Penguins: A Penguin Fan’s Book Review

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–especially when reviewing books like A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia or Far from Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds. Davis and Martin Renner in 2003, appropriately titled Penguin s (Yale Univ. Otto Plantema resides in the Netherlands, is a scientist by trade (he has a Ph.D.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Trinidad Lake SP–Watchable Wildlife Trail. Ra’s al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary–Flamingo Hide. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Area. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

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