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Three Interesting Things

10,000 Birds

Every spring, billions of migratory songbirds in Europe fly north to their breeding grounds. Fast food, caffeine and deadlines fuel your day’s full schedule. But did you know that there is a bat that specializes in eating birds that are migrating at night? Giant Bats Snatch Birds from Night Sky. When you arrive at John F.

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A Guide to Parking Lot Birds of the Southeast

10,000 Birds

And in the free-flying aviary that is Florida you can easily be shocked by what you find, but White Ibis seem to show a surprising affinity to the local fast food joints. And when you’re in the middle of your post-breeding molt, you need to do that a lot. Quiscalus major , the Boat-tailed Grackle.