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Mating and Feeding Behavior of the Northern Shoveler

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The video above showing the pair bonding and precopulatory behavior of the Northern Shoveler ( Anas clypeata ) was shot from the photography bind at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge , one of the refuges of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Northern California.

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The Marsh Wren Singing and Gathering Nesting Material

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The nests can also serve as shelter for newly fledged young and for adults, especially during winter in resident populations like those in the California central valley. Not only do they outline their territory with the many nests built, young males may be practicing their building techniques.

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Crazy Flickers

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He claims that he modeled Woody on the Acorn Woodpeckers who entertained him and his wife on their honeymoon in California. I didn’t know much about Flickers until I started volunteering at a wildlife rehabilitation center a couple of years ago. I dare you not to duck when that happens!