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And So It Begins

10,000 Birds

and Canada, it had apparently discovered an abandoned nest, on which it was clearly showing nesting behavior. That number was a bit better than my first-day total from 2019, though a bit worse than 2020’s total. So, as they say here in Mexico, we got out of bed on the right side! Was it practicing?

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

10,000 Birds

He sat…his crown giving searing shafts of violet as the light caught the feathers at just the right angle. Complementing Dunn’s exquisite descriptions are his photographs of 27 species plus the mysterious Nazca hummingbird geoglyph, an abandoned Juan Fernández Firecrown nest, and the aforementioned photo of Sr. .