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Shedding Tears For Shorebirds

10,000 Birds

The thought of identifying certain groups of birds can incapacitate them. If you can identify this bird for what it is, you will earn the respect of your elders and bring much honor to your family. Photographed at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, ND. See, it’s not so scary! Birders are a timid bunch. Galled at gulls.

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Waterfowl of North America, Europe & Asia: An Identification Guide

10,000 Birds

But, as with many avian families, the more you look, the more complicated it gets. And, it is a guide based on scholarship as well as field work (author Reeber has monitored the birds of the Lac of Grand-Lieu, France, for the National Society for Nature Protection (SNPN) since 1994). So much simpler than pinning down those warblers!