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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Nest at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

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Fortunately for me, a kind birder pointed out a ruby-throat in the process of building a nest at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge last week and the nest is relatively low and unobstructed. At the beginning of the video the hummingbird is busy adding more spider silk to the nest. She sits tight in this video.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” I wonder why. Note to those readers who do not know Wham!:

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Calling All Birders: Come To Hog Island!

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There are no Atlantic Puffins on Hog Island; they live locally only on Eastern Egg Rock, a painstakingly-restored seabird nesting colony which hosts three species of tern (including the endangered Roseate Tern ), Eider Ducks , Black Guillemots , and more, as well as 120 pairs of puffins. There’s one!”. How could you not?

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Osprey Love in Northern California

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Living in Northern California offers nature lovers many opportunities to view wildlife in there native habitat. Osprey pairs usually form at the nest site where females are fed almost exclusively by their mates prior to egg laying behavior 1. Copulation begins a couple of weeks before egg laying and usually occurs at the nest.

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The Bird Way: A Book Review

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This way, you can easily look up images and videos of the many fantastic birds described. This is a bit of a rabbit hole, however, and you may find yourself, as I did, spending the day watching videos of Superb Lyrebirds singing and Kea Parrots making snowballs.

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Cliff Swallows and Pest Management

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It is illegal for any person to take, possess, transport, sell, or purchase them or their parts, such as feathers, nests, or eggs, without a permit. Fish and Wildlife Service. As a result, certain activities affecting swallows are subject to legal restrictions 1. Outside of these dates, the nests can be removed without a permit 1.

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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

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I greatly enjoyed reading these articles on diverse topics such as suet, nyjer seed, the development of humming-bird feeders, rarities at feeders, wild bird feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean, and, importantly, “funding for birds and wildlife.” Margaret A.

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