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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

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Even though the female lays only two eggs per nest attempt, they enjoy a protracted breeding season in which multiple nesting attempts can occur every 30 days, and in Southern locations, nearly year round. military, with all their ballistics and performance testing, it should be good enough for hunters.”

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Puffin Trip in Maine

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Fortunately, just like when we visited Washington State , Daisy was amenable to taking a boat ride to see some puffins so on the evening of Saturday, 27 May, we (me, Daisy, Desi, and my mother-in-law) found ourselves on a boat in New Harbor watching Black Guillemots swim in the harbor while we waited for our boat to head out to Eastern Egg Rock.

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A “Thank You” is All You Need

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By Greek law enforcement officers, I had already been taken for a spy. Although quite a few species will have a second brood ( European Starlings among them), in the lowlands, mid-June is the end of the breeding season for many small passerines. Birders are utterly suspicious characters.

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Drones: The Next Thing Birders Will Be Arguing About

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I was chatting with Gordon about this and we discussed how drones could be a safer way to get photos of birds or document birds for breeding surveys, but he was quick to point out, “You and I already have an idea of what a safe distance would be to test that out with an active bald eagle nest.

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

4 The Love Of Animals

My second favorite rescue story is that of Hunter, a beagle-ish dog that my daughter and son-in-law adopted from a shelter in Massachusetts. Turns out even though they knew that Hunter had found his forever home, he didn’t know it. The work of shelters and breed rescue organizations is vital. The destruction was profound.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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Here’s hoping this bird makes it back to its home turf to breed and comes back to spend another winter in New York State! He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. I disapprove. Corey Mar 22nd, 2011 at 5:38 am I agree.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

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Given that the Black Kite is politely described as an “opportunistic hunter” – which includes the fact that they are more likely to scavenge than most other raptors – the name choice of the company protecting the world’s cyber ecosystem is a bit weird.

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