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The Most Interesting Gull in the World

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Owls and eagles and ducks and hummingbirds and parrots and woodpeckers are all things that a regular nonbirding joe or jane can, with time and a few color photographs, see the appeal of. If you would kindly ignore the fact that it eats putrid, bloating seals, it’s adorable. For that matter, what about the Ross’s Gull ?

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Birding a flooded highway

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It was our second trip out on this piece of highway this year and sadly the second deceased Barn Owl. Unfortunately we have only ever seen dead Barn Owls in the Broome area and one day it would be nice to see a bird hunting over the land. Grass Owls are also present in the area, but remain off our bird list.

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Nest Cam Welcomes Arctic Tern Babies to the World

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So that’s why it’s awesome that webcams sponsored by Audubon and explore.org are providing a close-up peek into Arctic Tern nests on Seal Island along Maine’s coast. Some of those once-popular breeding spots now produce no chicks at all. A few chicks have already hatched, and more are due any day now.

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The Top 5 Avian Ambassadors of Costa Rica

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Would Barred Owls chuckle and admit that, for the record, “No, we really aren’t saying ‘Who cooks for you’?” Would those polar counterparts laugh over similar life situations (“You also like 3 day old seal blubber?”), There would also be drama! Tubenoses suck!”).

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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

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Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you? The Crowned Hornbill is among those hornbills in which during incubation the female seals herself into a tree cavity using her own droppings. The Black Heron – besides looking rather cool, though not really very black – also has an interesting fishing technique. UysI and G.

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Bird Books for Children: From Colors & Shapes to Discovering Central Park

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Eight Owls Make a heart.’ And, for the hornbills above, an old tree hollow: Mama built a sealed nest. The hornbill paragraph, for example explains how the male seals the female into the cavity nest, using mud and droppings, leaving a small hole through which he feeds her. ‘Six Pelicans Rest at night.

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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

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Audubon’s Hog Island Audubon Camp attracts birders of all skills levels every summer and Acadia National Park, Monhegan Island, Machias Seal Island, and Scarborough Marsh are nationally known birding hotspots. There are 461 species on the Maine checklist.