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Black-footed Albatrosses Rock!

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The important thing is that I get to see albatrosses and he doesn’t. I mean, granted, he does live near the North Atlantic, the one ocean pretty much bereft of albatrosses (it wasn’t always that way, by the way). The Black-footed Albatross. Like all albatrosses Black-footed Albatrosses pair for life, unseen by Corey.

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Not So Thrilled About Pelagic Birding

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In comparison, what I call a true pelagic trip was one that had as ultimate prize storm petrels, shearwaters, jaegers, skuas, tropicbirds, albatrosses, and other unexpected surprises seldom seem near the coast. This trip took us about 31 miles off the coast. White-chinned Petrel. Pomarine Jaeger juvenile!, Elliot’s Storm-petrel at 10 am!

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Top ten birds for 2016

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When Corey asked us if we would like to compile a top ten this year instead of our one “best bird” I realised that his ALBATROSS would be the number one bird, but he obviously had some equally good birds that he wanted to give some credit to. Canada Geese , Greylag Geese and Eurasian Wigeon. Barnacle Goose.

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Getting the Bill – Taste, Touch and Smell in Birds

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A Green-backed Honeybird by Markus Lilje courtesy of Rockjumper Birding Tours In the open oceans of the world, certain species of seafaring birds like albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters have very well developed olfactory glands. And more recent studies have shown that honeyguides can detect even well-hidden beeswax candles.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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to the ongoing conservation of breeding Lesser Flamingos at Kimberley’s Kamfers Dam to the Albatross Task Force, which works with fishermen to find solutions to seabird bycatch (birds caught in fishermen’s nets). They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?)

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My Top Ten Birds of 2016 (or, Let’s Remember the Good Things about 2016)

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It was somewhere after the Cassin’s Auklets and before the Black-footed Albatrosses that I realized I was doomed to be seasick no matter how many meds and ginger chews I ingest (and, no, the patch doesn’t work either). But, I saw the bird! I even managed to get a single photo. (9) 9) Cory’s Shearwater.

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Bird Love Week: How They Get It Done

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Aside from geese, various albatross, alcids, eagles, owls, cranes, swans and condors have life partners as well. We can’t very well ask these birds themselves or test this in a lab, but there is a large body of anecdotal evidence demonstrating that individuals of these species really can have feelings for one another.

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