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As the tide falls: an hour at Brancaster Staithe

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The first bird to draw my eye was a fine adult Grey Plover, or what is known in America as a Black-bellied Plover, sitting characteristically hunch-backed just a few yards from my car, on the edge of the tide. A few do breed in Europe, on the extreme north-east of European Russia. These were dark-bellied birds from Russia.

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A Fierce Cartoon Bird: Steller’s Sea Eagle on Hokkaido

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Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709 – 1746) was a German-born naturalist, though it seems he spent most of his (shortish) adult life in Russia, participating in the exploration of the North Pacific region. The species is listed as Vulnerable – the estimated number of individuals is 4600-5100 (HBW), of which about 2000 winter on Hokkaido.

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A covey of Greys

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Conversely, many American hunters refer to the gray/grey bird as the Hun, a shortened version of Hungarian, for Hungary was the source of many of the birds introduced to the Americas. These are hardy birds – they have to be to survive a Canadian winter. The birds with the c**k Partridge are Yellowhammers , plus a c**k Pheasant.

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Jaguar VS Bengal Tiger:who would win?

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Jaguars are big cats that live in South America,meanwhile the bengal tigers are living of course in bangladesh,also russia and kazahkstan.So who would win in a fight between these 2 fearsome cats? Jaguars are stronger and have a stronger bite force. verdict:Jaguar,75-90% mainly because of its great strength and immese bite force.Ok

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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

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And what does it tell us, other than the obvious “head for South America” or perhaps Indonesia? 601-800 sp: Canada, Costa Rica, Panama; Russia; Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo (Brazzaville), Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa; Laos, New Guinea (PNG); Australia.

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Alaska Day: Birds and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

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Alaska Day commemorates Alaska’s formal transfer from Russia to the United States in 1867. Yukon Flats NWR is one of the most productive waterfowl breeding areas in North America. Many of these breeding birds disperse throughout North America, utilizing all four major flyways. October 18 is a legal holiday in the 49th state.

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What is a Merganser?

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Common Merganser female by John Borg There are six living species of mergansers, three of which are commonly spotted in North America: The Common Merganser ( Mergus merganser ) ranges widely throughout the northern hemisphere. Anyway, the hoodie is the only merganser endemic to North America. Notice the sawbill?