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Common Ringed Plover

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In this part (sorry Corey) all those tundran breeders seem to have followed the path most flown. The concrete ramp collects seaweed as the tide pushes back and forth. This individual was seen from the ferry jetty on the estuary of the River Thames in the UK. The seaweed, in its turn attracts insects and thus birds.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” (Note to those readers who do not know Wham!: ” ( source ).

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There goes the neighborhood

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Fortunately, my own garden is currently being visited by a nice collection of resident species. So go ahead and take your summer breeders back. But I am sure I have seen my last examples of these species until the fall; especially since a total lockdown was just decreed for my state of Michoacán. They will return to me soon enough.

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Anna’s, Rufous and Calliope: Hummingbirds of the West

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She is the latest of our local breeders, not nesting usually until mid-May. The female is the earliest breeder of all these species, arriving on breeding grounds shortly after the males in November. Here you can see the female collecting nesting material. She will begin breeding in April.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

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However, the lockdown forces me to go deeper and deeper into my photo collection, if I want to write anything at all. It has been more than 5 years since I last went to Australia, and I was even less of a qualified bird photographer then than I am now. And that seems to be the only vaguely satisfying thing left to do at the moment.

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Birding at the Tip of Florida: A Bit of Everything

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Nonetheless, by straddling the border between the birds from the south and those from the north (and receiving a great deal of western birds in winter as well), Miami-Dade and Monroe collectively have one of the highest county lists east of the Mississippi River.

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Short-eared Owl at Plum Beach, Brooklyn

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In New York State , however, the Short-eared Owl is considered an endangered species and it has likely been extirpated as a breeder in several of its former strongholds. If you liked this post featuring Short-eared Owl images why not check out 10,000 Clicks , our collection of photo-galleries? How cool is that? … a.

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