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Sea Snakes of Northern Australia

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Speaking of pregnant snakes, do sea snakes lay their eggs ashore like sea turtles or do they keep them internally until the young are ready to hatch/ be born, like some sharks? These do lay eggs on land and are (reasonably) mobile once they hit the beach. Get yours today! It seems like there is great diversity in this continent.

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Bird Surprises

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This happened to me recently on a birding trip, with somewhat egg-on-the-face results. Go win a copy and you might get it before I get off my keister and write my review… Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Seriously, that really happens in this excellent video of a Great Horned Owl scavenging a deer carcass by Kirk Mona.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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And reports of birds nesting – not owls, of course, those weirdo snow fetishists, but other birds nesting – light up my life. With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana.

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Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird

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How do I know of their Gothic moods when they have hidden them so well in an egg-white shell of conformity? The eagle owl is still sitting tight on the nest. Tags: features , gulls • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? It is the claws that give them away, their black nail polish. Thanks, Wikipedia ! Wicked, right?

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Spotted Thick-knee

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As I watched, it slowly moved into a patch of dried vegetation and I noticed that it was settling over a single egg. Two or three eggs may be laid and either bird may incubate. … Tags: south-africa , Spotted Dikkop , stone curlews , thick-knees • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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Starlings and Eagles

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They made scrambled eggs for the bait birds each morning and fed them special premium mealworms to help them ward off the cold of the mountain and the stress of their daily grid. Ravens made feints at the fake owl set further up the ridge as another attractant, Mountain Chickadees called behind us, but the hawks only trickled in.

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Getting out of line

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Boat-tailed Grackles count eggs and chicks as part of their diet and they were well represented here today. Tags: Breeding plumage , florida , Heronries , herons and egrets , Orlando • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? There are more at the Orlando, Florida post on Redgannet. Get yours today! Wicked, right?

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