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Bird Surprises

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Bird Surprises Bird Surprises By Bill • March 8, 2011 • 9 comments Tweet Share Sometimes we watchers see birds do things that surprise usā€”things birds are not supposed to do. Snow Bunting? Or Sh*t-picker?&#

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Spotted Thick-knee

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As I watched, it slowly moved into a patch of dried vegetation and I noticed that it was settling over a single egg. Two or three eggs may be laid and either bird may incubate. A multi-part trip report from Cape Town can be found at Redgannet, March 2011. Elephants Eye Mar 19th, 2011 at 7:34 am I vote for night-plover.

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Getting out of line

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Boat-tailed Grackles count eggs and chicks as part of their diet and they were well represented here today. 3 Responses to “Getting out of line&# Rick Wright Mar 5th, 2011 at 1:27 pm Enjoyed this. Mike Mar 5th, 2011 at 1:32 pm Those egrets in breeding plumage are absolutely exquisite! Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?

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