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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

10,000 Birds

But research has shown that some plovers even use the super-sensitive soles of their feet to detect movement beneath the substrate. I am often guilty of neglecting “place&# when birding. Small to medium-sized birds, they are characterized by their typically upright posture, large eyes and fairly long legs.

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Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years

10,000 Birds

Some remained stored for decades before a researcher would pick them up and inquired about these poorly documented specimens. A Guan was collected in 1876 in a mangrove forest near the border between Peru and Ecuador. A large and striking bird like this would be hard to neglect in a museum collection.