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A Most Unexpected Encounter

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We walked over there, stopping to see several birds along the way, and when we finally topped the bank surrounding the pond, there was indeed a duck floating on the water. This duck had a long, ever-so-thin bill, and a surprising brown crest. The addition of a family of Least Grebes was a nice touch. But which one?

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Birding crème de la crème: Asia – Corbett to Taman Negara

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Kaziranga National Park is famous for having 80% of the surviving population of the Indian Rhinoceros , as well as being the favourite park of the British royal family, whenever they visit India. The best season to visit is from November to March.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. … Tags: Lewiss Woodpecker , new york , woodpeckers • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Melanerpes lewis is, to put it simply, a really cool bird.

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Our Best Birds of 2020

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I’d like a beer too, please, as I have never seen a Masked Duck. But in 2020, with all my travel plans cancelled and pretty much everything shut down, I wasn’t straying too far from Albany, New York for birding. This weird little skulking waterfowl is a species I had hoped to chance upon in various places for quite some time.

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