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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

10,000 Birds

The Little Egret walks in front of her, a dozen Lesser Whistling Ducks flies noisily low above water and through a flooded grass wades one Black-winged Stilt. Conservation endangered species India Mammals tiger' The guide continues scanning the far reaches of the lake: “There’s one more tiger.”

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Kaufman Field Guide to Nature of New England: A Field Guide Review by an Aspiring Naturalist

10,000 Birds

The fourteen identification chapters cover: geology and constellations; habitats; wildflowers; trees; shrubs, vines, and ground cover (grasses, sedges, rushes); primitive plants, lichens, and fungi; mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; fishes; butterflies and moths; other insects; other invertebrates (spiders, leeches); beach and tidepool life.

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Comebackers

10,000 Birds

However, they were refound on Buldir Island, a remote island that never had any introduced mammals. A curious Laysan Duck takes a stroll at Midway Atoll. Laysan Ducks don’t seem to be as tied to water as other ducks, which makes sense considering the limited habitat available. That would have been awful.

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Hong Kong Trip Report: February 2014

10,000 Birds

Mai Po Nature Reserve : world famous locale for shorebirds, waterfowl, waders, and wetland birds; wintering grounds for certain endangered species. 7 Tufted Duck. I’m chagrined to note that this is one of the rarest species I saw during my trip. BONUS MAMMAL SPECIES LIST. 4 Northern Pintail.

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