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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

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What I am getting at here is that I have seen lots and lots of Ruddy Ducks at Jamaica Bay but never one that looked like this particular individual. She was essentially cream-colored, much lighter than the typical female Ruddy Duck. Anyway, enjoy the images and keep an eye out for odd ducks! Go check it out! Get yours today!

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A New Wildlife Refuge Pass: Fellow Birders, Help Us Help You

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We’ve worked to change the dialogue around the Duck Stamp in public discussions and meetings, and we’ve reached out to Refuge officials and conservation officers to argue for the viability of this concept. Progress has been slower than we would like, but definitely not slower than we anticipated. But we’re moving closer to our goal.

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Bald Eagle Catching and Eating a Blue-winged Teal

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Also, note the eagle’s nictating membranes protecting its eyes from damage. If not, it definitely was by the time the video below is over. Only watch the video if you want to see a duck decapitation.). I can’t imagine being plucked alive can feel good. At this point I am pretty sure the teal was dead.

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Waterfowl of North America, Europe & Asia: An Identification Guide

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Or, a Tufted Duck or Cackling Goose. Ducks, swans, and geese may initially appear easy to identify. Plate 29, Mallard and Mexican Duck. Probably a duck calendar and a map of migratory routes would help. Plate 40: Hybrid dabbling ducks (a continuation of Plate 39). Plate 37, Eurasian, Green-winged, and Baikal Teal.

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Bernd Heinrich’s new book “White Feathers” — a review

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Why do they gather feathers (duck feathers or others, white or sometimes otherwise) to line the nests– and place the feathers in a sort of canopy over the nest, like a parasol with a hole in the top? Heinrich never answers the question definitively (but then lots of questions about bird behavior don’t have definite answers, not to us).

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Common Moorhens at Hannover Zoo

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At these places they are neither shy nor reed-dependent but can often be seen grazing on lawns like cows or swimming on open ponds no less visible than a rubber duck in a bath tub. Fun detail: nicticating membrane protects the eye from damage by algea that can fight back verociously in their death struggle. Beware of Crocodiles.

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Which Bird Species Have Gone Extinct in Costa Rica?

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Various bird species continue to be affected by those destructive days of deforestation and the subsequent edge effects but thankfully, protected areas were established before any of the regional or country endemic bird species were gone forever.