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Some Ingenuity Can Go a Long Way

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Perhaps even more interesting is how Green Herons and its relatives have learned to use bait to attract and capture fish. This is similar to the fact that all birds, even first time breeders within a species build identical nests. Further support for inherent behavior comes from experiments. The behavior was inherent.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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On a second visit I spotted a fishing boat going east along the channel followed by over a hundred gulls and terns, including over 40 Black Terns. I’m sure regular visitors to this area could tell you more about how the winds and tides affect the migrating birds and when the breeders start to nest. It was amazing.

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