10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

The little stiff-tails are almost year-round at Jamaica Bay though almost all leave to breed in the summer and in the depths of winter, when the ponds are almost completely frozen, they tend to head for open water. Leucism “is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.&# Thanks for visiting!

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. For all of recorded history, humans have classified other living things by their physical characteristics. Feeding Frenzy at Jamaica Bay.Or

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 152

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.)) Dale Forbes Mar 16th, 2011 at 8:37 am Hi Laurent, that is a fascinating example of humans responding to difficult environmental challenges. Thanks for visiting!

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