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Goliath Herons at Lake Panic

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Today an adult bird was hunting while two juvenile birds waited, knee-deep in water, apparently unclear what to do next. The adult bird had had some success and stopped hunting in favour of a dip. As the name suggests, the Goliath Heron is the world’s biggest member of the Ardea family.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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He has earned his tip. The closer one raises her head, than lies back. Telia watches him in half-amusement, then raises and gives a low, bull-like roar, provoking the lapwings to an excited screech, makes a few steps and lies down. Telia yawns, raises and sprays her urine on a dead tree stump, marking her territory.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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The species are taxonomically divided into two families: Tytonidae, Barn-Owls, and Strigidae, Owls, encompassed in one order, Strigiformes. They are also hunted. They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them. Sprigs of Wolf Lichen spring from the Douglas firs, a gorgeous, almost iridescent lime green.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public comment on a proposal to hunt sandhill cranes in Kentucky. Kentucky Dept.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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With the proposed hunting seasons on sandhill cranes being discussed in Tennessee, Kentucky and Wisconsin, we must not forget the whooping crane, which travels and winters in the big sandhill crane flocks. More states will doubtless join the queue of those proposing hunts. Another thing to consider. Now, it’s time to go to the top.

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Cruel of Beak and Bottomless of Maw

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Some gulls are particularly good at hunting the Ashy Storm-petrel, a species which also has its stronghold on this island. In addition to hunting birds on the island Western Gulls take a wide range of food items, and like many gulls they are not above raiding rubbish tips.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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Very little information was available at the time, so we hired a car and off we went, following the few tips we had managed to gather but mostly our noses. And wow, what a trip we had! However they will not and cannot breed, and once these individual’s natural lifespans are over, these bird populations will be lost forever.

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