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Manky Muscovy Ducks

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Manky Muscovy Ducks Manky Muscovy Ducks By Mike • March 2, 2011 • 6 comments Tweet Share The Muscovy Duck ( Cairina moschata ) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America.

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Pied Oystercatcher nesting

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The main problem appears to be feral cats, but there is also predation from birds of prey and the parent Pied Oystercatchers do their utmost to protect their young. They have not been successful since 2011. Feral cat prints at nest site-eggs gone. Pied Oystercatcher nest close to high tide and with added protection.

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Domestic or Ganky Geese

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Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. 4 Responses to “Domestic or Ganky Geese&# John Mar 6th, 2011 at 9:12 pm I see goose hybrids regularly since the local, nonmigratory Canada Geese happily interbreed with the domestic geese at a county park’s zoo. HERE’S THE LINK TO THE PICTURE.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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Of the 169 books and articles listed, 120, 70%, were published between 2011 and 2022.) I consulted Google Scholar to see how many scientific articles cited Klem’s article, which was published in The Wilson Bulletin , now the Wilson Journal of Ornithology.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?) The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. Struik, 2011). So, the best way to find a leopard is to find the kill.

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Australia’s extinct and threatened bird species

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There are sudden extraordinary movements across the continent, or sudden larger than expected populations and in 2011 we encountered our first Painted Snipe ever and it was right near home and even better was the fact I found it on Grant’s birthday! Handbook to The Birds of Australia, 1865.

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