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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

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Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? In any case, if these two stork species are split and you want to research the Asian species, you will still have to face the tigers. The Black Heron – besides looking rather cool, though not really very black – also has an interesting fishing technique.

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Poop From The Front End Of The Bird

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Many are familiar with dissecting owl pellets, but several birds will caste a pellet including hawks, eagles, gulls, herons and heck, I once witnessed a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher hack up a small one. Above is a pellet from one of a pair of Great Horned Owls that nested a few blocks from my apartment.

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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

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According to Wikipedia, “A l owl ife is a term for a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community” The local Nanhui shrikes are well aware that the word “lowlife” has an owl hidden inside, and mark the appearance of owls in their territory with harsh protests. Not this one though.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

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Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium costaricanum. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Burrowing Owl – Athene cunicularia. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail.

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Collaborative List – February 2018

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Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum. Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

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Collaborative List – April 2018

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Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 07 Jan 2018.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. 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. Green-and-rufous Kingfisher – Chloroceryle inda.

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