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Anhinga Trail at Dawn — a Wildlife Spectacle

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I challenge that false notion and welcome those to visit Anhinga Trail in late winter and see one of the great wildlife spectacles of Florida. A flock of Red-winged Blackbirds , over a thousand strong, fly overhead in several waves towards their feeding grounds.

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The Joy of Bird Feeding: A Book Review by a Birder who Loves Her Feeder Birds

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He brings to this book an academic background in biology and horticulture and, more importantly, decades of experience developing strategies for the best backyard bird feeding practices. Fish and Wildlife Service states that almost 59.1 Jim Carpenter is the founder of Wild Birds Unlimited, the popular bird feeder and seed franchise.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. And one can go birding on federal lands ( e.g., Cabo Rojo NWR ) and see ESA-listed endemic birds ( e.g., Yellow-shouldered Blackbird ), but not be in the ABA Area. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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Best Bird of the Year 2013

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Hornbills are spectacular under any circumstances, but when a pair lands in a bush beside you at eye-level and begin mutual preening , it makes for a spectacular experience. My fiance and I drove nearly two hours to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Indiana to watch them come in for the evening. I chose the owl.

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