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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Lucky and his instructor were successful in bluffing this particular bear, yet the very next year in the same area, Hoshino was killed by a Brown Bear. Pelican, Pelecanus spp. Being apex predators, when surprised – met at an uncomfortably close range, Brown Bears usually fight. Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica.

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DECEMBER 20, 2014

The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. Pelicans are separate but are related to Hamerkop and Shoebill , and that group is related to herons and ibises. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert).

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MAY 6, 2018

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus.

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JUNE 2, 2018

Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. 03 Apr 2018.

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. 03 Apr 2018.

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AUGUST 4, 2018

301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. 03 Apr 2018.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100