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A Day Active Little Brown Bat in Queens

10,000 Birds

On Saturday’s nature walk at Oakland Lake, a small park in Queens, Desi and I got to enjoy the antics of a very active Little Brown Bat before our friend Kerry arrived to join us. Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus. Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus. ……… Mammals bats Oakland Lake Queens'

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Calgary Zoo in Big Trouble

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A study released by the associations that accredit zoos across North America said that the occurrence of deaths was not a fluke. It reported that human error surrounded more deaths than at any other zoo and forced immediate plans be taken to make sure of the animals’ safety.

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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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Dale Dyer put in years working on his paintings for Birds of Central America , both in the field and in the museum. Bat Falcon is a “Handsome small falcon of humid forest and edge, adjacent clearings, semi-open areas with scattered trees and forest patches; locally in towns, often at Maya ruin sites” (Belize, p.

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Best Bird of the Year 2014

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Larry starts us off right with an owl that makes birders drool: I was able to see and photograph many great birds in 2014 but my Best Bird of the Year would have to be the Great Gray Owl , the largest Strix in North America. the scene where Jochen’s saw his BBOTY – a Bat Hawk. Greg doesn’t bird.

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