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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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You know the captain’s name already: the Ross’s Gull was named after Ross who collected the type specimen in 1823 on Melville Peninsula in the Canadian Arctic. Right: Robert McCormick, by Stephen Pearce. There are 11 species of birds that breed in the Ross Sea region. (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998).

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Brewery Ommegang: Idyll Days Pilsner

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And as the windblown birds settled down for the summer breeding season and the wind subsided, I found any concern for which way it was blowing died down with it. Their use in ancient China is attested in the Huainanzi , a collection of essays compiled before 139 BCE. But none came. on The Albany Academy by architect Marcus T.

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To Tick or Not to Tick – Exotic Birding in Miami

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A Carolina Parakeet mounted in a museum in Germany Fritz Geller-Grimm. Some uncountable species, like Mitred Parakeets , are in fact way more numerous than some of the countable species and they are clearly breeding in well-established populations. There has to a logical reason. A pair of Hill Mynahs in Miami.

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A Problem with Gulls

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Collectively, they’re referred to as the Herring Gull complex. It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. This wiki looks good too.] The Lesser Black-backed gull has a dark grey to black back and wings.

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Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

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Even collecting one piece after another, I didn’t manage to see the whole picture, but after a lot of effort, I collected enough pieces to ID the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler , only the first of a dozen that will be chock chock chocking from fruiting mulberries. They have sloping sides and a flat top, meant for birds to breed on.

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The Great Bustard Search is On (2)

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Yet, it takes great logistical effort to organize the census all the way from Germany to Austria, Hungary and Serbia in the same day, to count on numerous volunteers and hope for the best February weather. The idea behind is simple, some birds may move and if counted within a week or a month, double counting is almost guaranteed.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. Interestingly, Black-winged Stilts display laterality – that is, they preferentially use one eye (the right one) to find prey. Nest building: a good activity for a rainy day. You should try it too.

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