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A Marbled Godwit Foraging Near Seal Rock San Francisco

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I didn’t get a shot of the Marbled Godwit near Seal Rocks in flight but I wanted you to be able to see the bird with wings outstretched so Mia came to my rescue. The Marbled Godwit breeds in the grasslands of the northern United States and southern Canada, with small isolated nesting populations in southwestern James Bay and Alaska 1.

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A Fierce Cartoon Bird: Steller’s Sea Eagle on Hokkaido

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The eagles do not breed on Hokkaido, spending only a few winter months there – so if you want to see courtship displays as described in here , you have to go further North a bit later in the year. But marrying a widow and thus getting access to scientific information was not the only remarkable event in his life.

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Hornbills of South Africa

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When breeding, the female finds a cavity in a tree and seals the entrance. As the female similarly relies on the male to feed it during incubation (being locked in a cavity), the death of the male is a major reason for breeding failure. Probably Wikipedia is more specialized on birds than the HBW.

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Heermann’s Gull: Near Threatened

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The magnificent view from the Cliff House includes the Seal Rocks just offshore. Heermann’s Gulls form large breeding colonies on arid islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico, from March through July. Heermann’s Gulls form large breeding colonies on arid islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico, from March through July.

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

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The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. There are 11 species of birds that breed in the Ross Sea region. Enough History – Back to the Future. And the Mammals.

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Are Atlantic Puffins in Trouble?

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Food instability also appears to be driving down the weight of adult Puffins, and delaying their breeding. For now, though, the Puffins have returned to Seal Island in Maine and are trying their best to raise healthy families. You can watch them in action through through Audubon’s Project Puffin webcams.

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Flock to Marion

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Finally in 1799, the first visitors on this volcanic land were a group of French seal hunters who were after the fur seals that can be found hauled out on the beaches for fur and oil, which almost wiped out the local population of the species. About half of all breeding Wandering Albatross nest on the Prince Edward Islands.