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Prespa Lakes National Park, Greece: the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world

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whose occupants have already left for Africa, but a clump of elaborate closed nests of Spanish Sparrows hang underneath it. Checking the birds on the stork’s nest, I found both House and Spanish Sparrows. For longest lists, go there in May when migrants are still passing while the local breeders are active and visible.

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Domestic or Ganky Geese

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Like manky mallards, ganky geese display remarkable variety due to both the methodical manipulations of breeders and the variable volatility of the more natural kind of breeding. Even the ones that bear the same plumage as their progenitors, however, can usually be distinguished by their larger bulk.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Might I assume that women typically bear fewer children, or fewer survive? Laurent Fournier Mar 17th, 2011 at 11:49 am Would the white throated sparrow qualify for this? In the case of Acorn Woodpeckers, they are cooperative breeders (as with many other polygynandrous species), which seems to predispose species to polygynandry.

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