10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Filming the plovers of Estero Lagoon Plovers are a significant part of the shorebird family, comprising 66 species worldwide. But research has shown that some plovers even use the super-sensitive soles of their feet to detect movement beneath the substrate. Wicked, right?

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds.

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2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 221

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Universities like Harvard, Columbia and Cornell regularly use the research facility. Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Seriously, that really happens in this excellent video of a Great Horned Owl scavenging a deer carcass by Kirk Mona.

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Dominican Republic 2011 Birds Deer 194

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. The clay consumed at the colpa contains chemicals that bind with these ingested alkaloids thus neutralizing their toxicity.

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Peru Parrots 2011 South America 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Many Happy Returns to the Owl Research Institute Prepping For Spring Spring in East Harbour Regional Park.Or Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Cyprus 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

Green-and-rufous Kingfisher is the only Cholorceryle species I haven’t seen, so observing one would complete a genus in this fascinating family. The wings on the male are remarkably shaped plus I’ve always had an peculiar interest in the nightjar family. See who won the contest here! Get yours today! Wicked, right?

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 216

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

And, in a very lovely section in the middle of the book, she describes the life cycle of the cahow, informing evocative passages about their nocturnal courtship and flight with recent research findings about how seabirds are able to function—eat, sleep, navigate home.

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Birds Rats Breeding 2012 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

These Blasts From The Past No Owls at Croton Point I Hate Connecticut… Birding Kazakhstan: Morning of Day 1 in Astana Ottawa By Way of Ohio The Snow Bunting That Almost Killed Me, or, Hyperbole in Bird Blog Post Titles is Fun! Dan is an active member of BirdLife Cyprus and goes birding whenever his career and family allow.

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2011 Cyprus Deer Species 157

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Sincerely, Julie Zickefoose Tags: cranes , sandhill crane hunting , sandhill cranes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 254