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Nine-legged Plover?

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A Fascinating Blog Post Three Brave Boys Save Secretary Bird Black-backed Woodpecker to Get Protection in California? Tags: Asides • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Nine-legged Plover? By Corey • March 11, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share No, of course not, but what a picture !

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White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

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• Explore These Related Posts Another California Bird? Pochards: Last Lifer of the Trip About the Author Larry Larry Jordan was introduced to birding after moving to northern California where he was overwhelmed by the local wildlife, forcing him to buy his first field guide just to be able to identify all the species visiting his yard.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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Brown Boobies ( Sula leucogaster ), Islas Coronado, Baja California © David J. A pair of Brown Boobies ( Sula leucogaster ) tends a chick on Middle Rock, Islas Coronado, Baja California © David J. Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. And, the birds are awesome.

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Petrel Paradise

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Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. Tags: features , pelagic , pelagic birding , petrels , seabirds • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? I personally had a great if exhausting day.

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Stalking a Kiwi Icon

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They are commonest where they are intensively protected and managed, but these places are often remote and hard to visit. Seeing a wild kiwi is potentially the highlight of a star-strewn birding visit to New Zealand, but please respect the tenuous situation the five species are in and any measures in place for their protection.

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Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage

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Tags: digiscoping , ducks , jamaica bay • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? There is something for everyone at 10,000 Clicks ! … *You might find some hints of alternate plumage coming in here and there but, at most, an occasional shot shows a bird just starting to transition. Get yours today!

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Tiritiri Matangi Island

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Greg the Naughty Takahe ( Porphyrio hochstetteri ) Tags: Destinations , new zealand • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today! • Explore These Related Posts Stalking a Kiwi Icon Aftershocks Sauvignon and seabirds Volcano country Getting acclimatised.Or Thanks for visiting! The proposal from U.S.