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Why Go to the 16th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival?

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American Alligators ! How cool is it that you will be birding in an area with a reptile that could drag you under and kill you? American Alligator 3. Without further ado… Five Reasons You Should Go To The 15th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival 1. Purple Gallinules. Need I say more?

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Five-Year Old Shoots 35-Year Old in Head

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It saddens me, and I find it extremely disturbing, that a five-year old child is giddy, and his parents (and the journalists on this program) are so pleased that he killed a 35-40-year old alligator. Let's deconstruct a few details: The young boy shot the alligator, who had been trapped , in the head and killed him.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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I’m not sure why all the birds scattered at its approach, Frigatebirds are known for stealing the catch of other birds, not for killing elegant, cinnamon-chested Avocets, but scatter they did and only a couple of hundred came back down.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate. I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him.

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Birding With Alligators

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It took several days in Florida for the idea that I was pretty much surrounded by giant reptiles that could kill me to sink in to my brain. I am, of course, referring to Alligator mississippiensis , more commonly known as the American Alligator , or, colloquially, as gators. Though alligator attacks are rare they do happen.

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Collaborative List – April 2018

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301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Western Australia. 12 Jan 2018. Little Tern – Sternula albifrons. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum.

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Collaborative List – May 2018

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301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Alligator River NWR–Wildlife Drive. Western Australia. 12 Jan 2018. Little Tern – Sternula albifrons. Western Australia. 01 Jan 2018. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum.

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