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I started this morning watching the sunrise over the Mersey Estuary at Eastham and then I made my way to Ince. The pools held c70 Eurasian Teal, c20 Mallard, c15 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe (one of which was catching small fish as I walked on to the marsh and again as I made my way […]
Calgary 2020 Big Year Birding Challenge Nature Calgary is promoting a friendly “big year” birding challenge within the Calgary city limits in 2020. See this post for general information. To register to take part in this free year-long challenge, send your name, eBird name, and email address to Howard Heffler at: hheffler[at]shaw.ca. Participants will have…
via BirdYYC2020: Setting Up Your eBird Patch — Birds Calgary
Pals of a Feather # 26 Royal Terns © Hj Ruiz – Avian101
A skein of c400 Pink-footed Goose flying south over the M56 as I made my way to the marsh this morning. No.6 tank had decent numbers of ducks which included Eurasian Teal, Northern Shoveler, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Common Pochard and a few Northern Pintail were mostly feeding near the far bank. A flock of Canada […]
Pals of a Feather # 23 Belcher’s Gulls © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
December is the month before the start of the fox mating season. Red Dog is busily defending his Wilden Marsh territory as I write. Strange barks and loud, frantic, piercing screams are unlikely to indicate a savage assault on a much-loved pet. The pathetic yelping in the North Riverside Pasture yesterday certainly got attention, but…
Pals of a Feather # 21 Brown Pelicans and Gulls © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
Tests are being carried out to find out why around 300 starlings died and if they had been poisoned.
via Hundreds of dead birds found in mystery mass death — BBC News – UK
Here’s another shot taken on or near Long Island Sound, in recognition of the Connecticut Audubon Society’s 2019 State of the Birds report. The press release that summarizes the findings may be found here. The full report will be available via PDF on January 1. Here’s the link to my original posting, which explains why […]
You’ve heard of the Grinch who stole Christmas, but did you know critters could be thieves too? Below are the tales of these criminal creatures. Woodrats A shiny coin, a feather, a spoon, bottle caps, pieces of wire and glass, tools, and even plastic shotgun shell cases are up for grabs for the “pack rat.”…
via The Critters Who Stole Christmas — Georgia Wildlife Blog
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