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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

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The little stiff-tails are almost year-round at Jamaica Bay though almost all leave to breed in the summer and in the depths of winter, when the ponds are almost completely frozen, they tend to head for open water. Leucism “is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.&# Thanks for visiting!

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

10,000 Birds

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) Dawn and Sharon are neighbours, but the males move freely through and between the two areas. Journal of Ornithology 137 (1): 35-51 N. Davies et al. Thanks for visiting!

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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Feeding Frenzy at Jamaica Bay.Or 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 [.] What you “know&# is probably wrong! These Blasts From The Past Queens Big Day: An Ethical Quandary and More Birds! Thanks for visiting!

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