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Bird-Eating Fish

10,000 Birds

Now and then individual catfish of various species hunt nearer the surface and larger catfish such as the American Channel Cat will take a duck or other water bird. Some (but not most) killer whales beach themselves on land or ice to get at sea mammals or penguins, and some dolphins do similar things. Carbon, Nitrogen, etc.)

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Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching: A Review by an Aspiring Seawatcher

10,000 Birds

It is acceptable to point out other sea creatures–dolphins or whales or dragonflies–but the main goal is the observation and identification of the birds. Wood Duck, for example, is included with dabbling ducks, even though it is in a separate genus.) It is a challenging activity. The book is fairly large (10.4

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