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Whooping Crane Ancestry

10,000 Birds

Moreover, the pair I saw was feeding from a livestock trough alongside a group of cattle. Over a decade from 1993 to 2004, conservationists released 289 captive-raised Whooping Cranes into Osceola, Lake and Polk counties in Central Florida. Hardly the elegant, natural picture deserving of some seriously stunning birds!

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Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Yellow Bittern – Ixobrychus sinensis.

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