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Snowy Owl Shot in Kansas

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As bad as birders think photographers are and photographers think birders are neither is as bad as the jerk who took a pot shot at a Snowy Owl in Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, near Great Bend, Kansas. The bird was brought in to a veterinarian but it was too late and the owl died.

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Another Snowy Owl Not Making It Home

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A Kansas Snowy Owl that was seen by hundreds of birders was struck and killed by a car. At death, it weighed 876 grams, about half what a healthy owl should weight.

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The Birds of March Madness

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Temple Owls. Kansas Jayhawks. Miami Hurricanes (represented by their American White Ibis, Sebastian). Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Liberty Flames (represented by their American Bald Eagle, Sparky). Iowa State Cyclones (represented by Cy the Cardinal). Louisville Cardinals. LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds. Creighton Bluejays.

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What Will My Next Five Queens Birds Be?

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But before we get into new predictions, let’s take a look at what I predicted would be my next ten birds way back in 2015 when Barack Obama was still president, the Kansas City Royals were working their way to a World Series victory, and I was still on the young side of forty. And for it to come one day after the owl was nuts!

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Jason hoisted his colours in Kansas and claimed the state for 10,000 Birds. Stygian Owl – Asio stygius. Bare-shanked Screech-Owl – Megascops clarkii. Eurasian Scops-Owl – Otus scops. Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl – Bubo lacteus. Little Owl – Athene noctua. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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Birds of the World: The Art of Elizabeth Gould

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A two-page portrait of Cuban Trogon is next, its blue, green, red, and white plumage shining, then a two-page depiction of three Ruffs in male summer, male winter, and female plumage, and finally the Galapagos Short-eared Owl on the alert, facing the title page. This is NOT an image from the book. A little late, but very well done.

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