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Offshore Sea Life: East Coast, Birds of Pennsylvania, & Texas Birds: Three Books, Three Reviews

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All of these titles deal with birding in specific North American geographic areas: The Atlantic coast, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The first edition of the TOS (Texas Ornithological Society) Handbook of Texas Birds by Mark W. It’s time for some short book reviews. Well, short for me.

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The Whistling Ducks of Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge

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February had brought zipping breezes and cloudy skies to this part of coastal Texas, but the birds didn’t seem to mind. Encompassing over 30,000 acres, the refuge protects birds of course, but also butterflies, mammals, and more. Have time along the Texas-Louisiana coast? What made my eyes widen?

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Springtime Tree Cutting and Wildlife

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Even if you remove the branches and cut the tree to a safe height, it will still provide homes to birds, mammals, insects, and fungi. Banner photo by Texas Parks and Wildlife. They’re called ‘habitat poles.’”. All other photos by Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center. Want to help PMWC continue their important work?

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Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake

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If you enjoyed this post and would like to see more great images of birds (there are snakes there too (and mammals and butterflies and dragonflies and plants… )), go to our 10,000 Clicks section where you will find our big (and growing) gallery page here at 10,000 Birds. Reptiles Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake Texas'

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Big Year Birding Update

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Mary Beth Stowe is hoping to tick 350 species along the lower Texas Coast this year and has netter 307 so far. At 56 mammals and 381 birds it seems that they will easily reach the original goal but the more ambitious idea of reaching 500 might be tough.

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The interesting habits of Harris’s Hawks

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The area that the birds are living in will predicate what becomes the normal prey for the Harris’s Hawk , but those here on the Baja target Blacktail Jackrabbits, Cottontail Rabbits, California Quail, and many other species of birds and small mammals. harrisi can be found in southern Texas, Eastern Mexico and much of Central America.

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Nine-banded Armadillos in Florida

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Interestingly, they made their own way to the Florida panhandle, colonizing from the Texas population, but they were also introduced further south in Florida for some unknown reason. Mammals armadillos Florida Nine-banded Armadillo Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival' A quick Google search gave me the answer.

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