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Domestic or Ganky Geese

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Even the ones that bear the same plumage as their progenitors, however, can usually be distinguished by their larger bulk. Hat-tip to Stella. Tags: features , geese , manky , waterfowl • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. Get yours today!

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Pipits and the Sweet Smell of Seaweed

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The lower bird is almost certainly littoralis the general upperpart tone lighter olive grey; the more prominent supercilium; whiter median and greater covert tips as opposed to buff; white rather than dirty grey outer tail feathers and restricted flank smudging and streaking all point to this individual being a Scandinavian Rock Pipit.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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The crowd of macaws is soon joined by parrots arriving as if on cue and bearing their colorfully named body parts: Yellow-crowned , Blue-headed , White-bellied , Orange-cheeked , and Mealy – followed by two species of parakeets – Dusky-headed and White-eyed. Hat-tip to Stella. Wicked, right?

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Orange-headed Thrush

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Informed literature bears out my experience that most birds are seen singly or in pairs. Hat-tip to Stella. Tags: features , hong kong , orange-headed thrush , thrushes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The former British colony’s Z.c. Wicked, right?

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Happy birding, Dale Forbes Tags: accentors , Alpine Accentor , Birds , features , polygynandry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Might I assume that women typically bear fewer children, or fewer survive? Hat-tip to Stella. Get yours today! In this case, they would be exhibiting polyandry. Wicked, right?

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