10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2011

Even in the Brazilian Amazon, I’ve never seen this many whistling ducks together–there were sixty at a manmade lake behind the Brevard Community College near Titusville, Florida. My birder’s brain struggled mightily to reconcile the odd shapes in the sky with any known species, but their call brought it all back.

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Florida Tail Banding Ducks Ohio 145

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2015

A friend was in Florida, and as people in Florida are wont to do, he taunted me with pictures of some good birds that I am not currently looking at. So maybe some reckless member of this really quite attractive and fascinating species actually did do something untoward to some long-forgotten birder. The investigation continues.

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Florida Investigation Research Birds 173

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2019

A raccoon investigates crabs on the mud flats. Marks, which covers 68,000 acres in Florida. After all, the refuge was established in 1931 to protect the wintering grounds of migratory species, and my head has already filled with dreams of crisp, cool hikes, trusty binoculars over my shoulder. The best part?

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Wildlife Alligators Raccoons Deer 129

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2012

Oil begins to wash up on the beaches throughout May and June of 2010 May 6, 2010 Oil washes ashore on the Chandeleur Islands off the Louisiana coast, an important nesting and breeding area for many bird species. June 4, 2010 Oil washes up on barrier islands and beaches from Louisiana to Florida.

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