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Cinnamon Teal at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

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Cinnamon Teal ( Anas cyanoptera ) pair by Larry Jordan (click on photos for full sized images) Winter is the time to visit the National Wildlife Refuges in California. Fish and Wildlife Service; they serve as resting and feeding areas for nearly half the migratory birds on the Pacific Flyway.”

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I and the Bird: What is a Wren?

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Wren Babblers are befitting the name as skulking songsters, and while Australian Fairy Wrens may not be true wrens due to their ostentatious, though beautiful, plumage they fill the lovable little garden bird domain pretty well on a continent that has so many unusual caveats with regard to its wildlife. House Wren , Troglodytes aedon.

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Spotted Thick-knee

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Larry Jordan Mar 21st, 2011 at 12:31 am Awesome photos Redgannet! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Mike Mar 19th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Incredible post, Redgannet. This comments thread is rather informative as well!

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