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10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2011
What I am getting at here is that I have seen lots and lots of Ruddy Ducks at Jamaica Bay but never one that looked like this particular individual. She was essentially cream-colored, much lighter than the typical female Ruddy Duck. Anyway, enjoy the images and keep an eye out for odd ducks! Get yours today! Thanks, Corey!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2011
First published in November of 1843 the tale of a baby swan, or cygnet, being raised among ducks strikes a chord with many people, but in Denmark the works of Hans Christian Andersen bring feelings of national pride. The Numbat is the animal emblem. It is no wonder that the ugly duckling grew up to be the national bird of Denmark.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2011
Baicich, one of our most passionate proponents of American birding conservation — misguided though he is on the topic of the Duck Stamp — has identified the Bold Ideas presented on the Conserving the Future site that deal specifically with birds and birding issues. Thanks for visiting!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2011
Searching for kiwi is unlike spotlighting that I’ve done while looking for nocturnal animals in the past. I ducked down excitedly and switched on the read torch, shining the weak light under a large bush, and sure enough there was a North Island Brown Kiwi. But we didn’t just hear it, we heard it very close.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2011
Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. Another, hands against the animal’s vast side, said… March On Into Spring – I and The Bird #146 Mar 17th, 2011 at 12:37 am [.]
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
• Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet Sea Snakes of Northern Australia.Or Laurent Fournier Mar 17th, 2011 at 11:49 am Would the white throated sparrow qualify for this? Journal of Ornithology 137 (1): 35-51 N. Davies et al. Get yours today!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Her writing is based on keen observation of animal and human behavior, and she likes to interweave solid natural history information with larger philosophical themes to challenge and inspire the reader. You don’t even have to have a duck stamp! Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of March 2009? Isn’t that neat?
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