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Opportunistic Herons Catching Fish

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Earlier this summer I convinced the eBird hotspot maven for New York, Ben Cacace, to make Bridge Creek a hotspot and so far I am the only one who has taken advantage of it. One of the black-crowns and the Green Heron were clearly in hunting mode, leaning over the water, staring intently. Fresh fish for breakfast!

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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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Their common names reflect their size, appearance, residence, and sometimes their sound, ranging from the simple to the eponymous: Little Owl, Powerful Owl, Pharaoh Eagle-Owl, Cloud-Forest Pygmy-Owl, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Morepork, Christmas Island Boobook, Blakiston’s Fish-Owl. They are also hunted.

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White-throated Dipper in Switzerland

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Though originally from Switzerland he now makes New York City his home where I (Corey) have had the great fortune of meeting him, birding with him, and photographing wildlife with him. Their habitat is fast-running, rocky streams and rivers where they feed on aquatic invertebrates and insects, larvae, mollusks and small fish.

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Does This Make My Mom A Bird Blogger?

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These Blasts From The Past New York City Canada Goose “Kill Zones&# Revealed Help Save Migratory Birds! Say Hello to the South Hill Crossbill Snipe Hunt in the Bird Blogosphere 3 Million Page Views! Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S.

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Our Best Birds of 2020

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Redgannet, you’ll have to come visit New York City sometime soon. As a bittersweet afterthought, it was also the last bird I photographed in India before losing my sponsored travel opportunities. I’m sure once we get a vaccine that I can show you something better than a Black Kite ! Clare (and Grant!)

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Good Birders Still Don’t Wear White: A Book Review

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Another surprise is the two pieces on hunting, an interesting change from the essays on bird feeding in volume one. He points out that birding is a community that values sharing (as opposed to fishing–who knew?) Braunfield. Used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. In the next essay, J.

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

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For some reason, even though there are Mandarin Ducks in zoos throughout New York City, this escapee has become an internationally known tourist attraction, even heading the New York Times list of “Five Times the Internet Was Actually Fun in 2018.” An eBird mystery. I also noted that the U.S.

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