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Adonis Blue

10,000 Birds

Second they are reliant on Horseshoe Vetch on which they lay their eggs and on which the caterpillars feed. Ants guard and tend the caterpillars, offering protection against predators and herding them in the evenings to the warmth of the ground, even ‘tucking them in’ if the soil is loose enough to cover them over.

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Britain’s Dragonflies & Britain’s Butterflies: A Review of Two Field Guides

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Which is the story of how I ended up using Britain’s Dragonflies: A field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Britain and Ireland, 2 nd edition, by David Smallshire & Andy Swash to successfully identify my French dragonflies and damselflies. I’m going to look at Britain’s Dragonflies first.

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The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl–A Book Review

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And, proceeds from sales of Duck Stamps have secured and protected over 6 million acres of wetland and grassland habitat.** (Though, Duck Stamp sales are decreasing, a major cause for concern.) Henderson, 2015, Texas A&M University Press) and Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds: Second Edition (co-authored with Colin J.

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