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Week 30: We return to Summer Lake

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By the time we left, I had recorded one new Lifer, 12 New Year Birds, and a total of 76 species. Hundreds of Black-necked Stilts were around the refuge, this group passed right by me on a short morning walk. This group of American White Pelicans were good enough to stop right where I wanted them to, to get this shot.

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Are Birds Really Dinosaurs?

10,000 Birds

But that is because we often have the relationship between dinosaurs and birds reversed in our little primate minds; Much of what is bird-like is not exclusive to birds, but rather, to a larger group of dinosaurs. Facultative (occasional, used when needed) bipedalism occurs in one group of carnivores.

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Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe by Lars-Henrik Olsen

10,000 Birds

I never cared much for insects and my interest in plants never got beyond the veggy section of my supermarked – in spite of buying field guides and giving both groups a good try. This is very bad news for a group that is largely nocturnal and has adapted to a secretive lifestyle, and is thus best detected by its tracks and signs.

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