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Pied Oystercatchers breeding in Broome

10,000 Birds

One particular bird in our area is at least 24 years old and has maintained the same territory for many years. Some birds have given up their territories and/or their partners over the years that we have been observing them, though. Birding Australia Broome oystercatchers shorebirds' All of their footprints are very distinctive.

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Birding St Lucia, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Not as interesting as birds, but easier to get photos of – see a few at the end of this post, just put there in an uncaring way as I really went to St. Lucia for the birds. I sometimes wonder why green birds are relatively rare. On the other hand, “at the same time birds want to blend in, they also want to stand out.

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Week Fourteen: The Center of Australia, and Sydney Part #1

10,000 Birds

The bird life certainly changes a bit, with a complete lack of water, unless you are at a town, well, or station, as many of the ranches are referred to. Wedge-tailed Eagles roam the skies, along with Brown Falcon, Black Kites , and Nankeen Kestrels. The third bird flew off just before I could get the shutter released.

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