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Question about wild ducks and how they raise ducklings

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Yesterday I saw two small ducklings in a group of ducks and geese, but their mom didn’t seem to be around them or attentive. Will ducks “babysit” or adopt ducklings that have been abandoned? Do ducks and geese have a sense of community together if they become familiar with each other?

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Another Thumbs Up for Avian Radar?

10,000 Birds

As you might recall, upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York in January 2009, Sullenberger’s plane collided with a flock of migratory Canada Geese and was forced to ditch in the Hudson River. The only fatalities were to the geese.). ” (Note: You’ll need to register for free to read it.) ” Birding'

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A Chance for Bliss

4 The Love Of Animals

The purpose is therefore to provide a Forever Home for those companion and farm animals that have virtually no chance of being adopted due to their age or condition. “We do not adopt out for the mere fact that the ones we have nobody wanted, and that is fine with us.

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And so the “Little Big Year” begins

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We will get started here, in our adopted home of La Paz, Mexico, work our way north to Seattle where we catch our first airplane flight to New Zealand. Misses: Wilson Phalarope, Greater White-fronted Geese. I did not have to get up and search each of the five ponds, the birds all switched ponds every few minutes!

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Orange-headed Thrush

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The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. Share Your Thoughts « A long way from nowhere Domestic or Ganky Geese » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Take a look at the link below.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

10,000 Birds

Here’s a tidbit from the NRA’s Hunters’ Rights website: “Sandhill cranes are hunted much like geese, with decoys set in fields and hunters stationed in blinds. Canada Geese and Crows can figure it out, so can Cranes. Isn’t that neat? All the hunting will take place for the most part on private land.

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