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The Brown and Peruvian Pelicans

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The Brown Pelican and the Peruvian Pelican are closely related and once were considered the same species. They are indeed very similar in all plumage stages, but the Peruvian Pelican is nearly twice as big as its northern counterpart. Brown Pelicans in non-breeding plumage. Peruvian Pelican in non-breeding plumage.

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Burrowing Owls of Cape Coral

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These owls don’t live in a state park or any sort of protected area, they live in the neighborhoods, right next door to stucco middle-class Florida homes, going about their business in a landscape of manicured lawns and screened-in porches. There were three burrows, each with a tenant.

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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Like many others, this village was totally abandoned and only recently repopulated, with a current population of only 18 people. Afraid that their ideas for the development of the area, including a ski centre, might be restricted by the nature protection regime, the officials rejected the idea. Mute Swan – Cygnus olor.

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Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City–A Book Review

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The recommendations will sound familiar to any birder or naturalist who wants to protect and improve her local patch: Immediately shut down cat feeding stations. ” I’m down as the observer of a White Pelican at the Whitestone Bridge on Dec. Remove Phragmites and replace it with cattails. Which is true.