10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Then, I was not sure whether this was the right thing to do. Breeding in Northern Japan and wintering in the Phillippines, some seem to take a migratory rest stop (and slight deviation) at the Shanghai coast. A juvenile Chinese Blackbird. A happier shrike. ” Hm. Oh, to be young and molting again!

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Birds LACS France Japan 242

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota. Some birds breed in flocks, at least in part to avoid predation. In the case of these Tricolored Blackbirds , they are formed for DEFENSE. I don’t believe in perpetual optimism (I’m just not wired for it), but I think it will do you good in this situation.

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North Dakota LACS Oakland Falcons 163

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2012

Barf at blackbirds. Once you accept this basic fact, you will be surprised at the ease in which you will find yourself identifying peeps and plovers, left and right. Black Oystercatcher … right? Photographed at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, ND. That’s why they exist, right? Galled at gulls.

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LACS Alaska Wildlife Connecticut 195