Critter News
JULY 21, 2010
With some 400 species estimated to be at risk — from the tiniest oil-eating bacteria to shrimp and crabs, endangered sea turtles, brown pelicans and sperm whales — experts say the impact of oil and chemical dispersants on the food chain has already begun, and could grow exponentially. “A
10,000 Birds
JUNE 20, 2019
Common Nightingales were singing, a squadron of Dalmatian Pelicans was in the air and everything was exactly where it should be, including myself. At mid-day, we took a boat tour of the heronries and the pelican islands with Nikos. Dalmatian Pelican © Dusanka Stokovic-Simic. Belles, rising steeply two kilometres (1.2
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10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2015
It does not include near-shore, coastal species, like Brown Pelican, Elegant Tern, and Harbor Seal. An additional, five-page chapter touches on Other Sea Life–Fish, Sea Turtles, Jellyfish and Krill, Kelp, and Landbirds (the possibility of an exhausted migrating bird landing on the boat.).
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
The Refuge has also become a place where people can experience and learn about wildlife and the places they call home, whether through self-guided discovery or by participating in one of our many educational programs. The Service proposes opening the following refuges to sport fishing for the first time: North Dakota.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2018
My own trip was not an intensive birding experience, and August is clearly not the most productive month. The reservoir is surrounded by traditional farming landscape, adding the European Turtle Dove and the Ortolan Bunting to the scene. “I would certainly recommend Serbia to visiting birders. eBird bar chart. #4 eBird bar chart.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 17, 2013
Little Black Cormorants and Australian Pelican. The heat of the day encouraged the Australian Pelicans to rise up into the thermals and we understand that they spend time between the lake systems at Currawinya and Lake Bindegolly National Parks. Australian Pelicans soaring in the thermals. Turtle shell.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2012
One interesting experience here was finding a baby terrapin on the road and picking it up to move it only for peter to call out a Common Iora , one of my two lifer families of the day. So the poor turtle got a bit of a shake around before I released him safely into a ditch. Next we drove to the local bird breeding centre.
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