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But…It’s a Canada Goose?

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The bird family that got his attention was originally the herons, egrets and other wading birds, but as time went on New World warblers, woodpeckers and ducks fueled the passion further. I personally don’t think so, but here is the story ofthe first Canada Goose in the CBC history for the Everglades National Park.

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Hang your hammock in the hummingbird family tree

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Hummingbirds have long been classified as most closely related to the widespread, well-known swifts and the treeswifts , a small, predominantly Indomalayan family. As for the hummingbirds themselves, distinctive as the group is, the relationships within the large hummingbird family have been quite difficult to unravel.

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Big Ticks; What Was Your Last New Family?

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But there is one kind of tick that I genuinely do enjoy, and as I do more and more birding it becomes harder and harder to get; new families. Getting entirely new families is easy when you start birding. Sometimes you may even lose them, like the aforementioned woodswallows which are probably no longer a family.

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Knock, Knock – My 10 Favourite Woodpeckers

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Woodpeckers are a fascinating family. There are 22 species of woodpeckers in the US and Canada. They bang away at trees with their beaks, without knocking themselves silly. They excavate nest holes, which later become homes for other birds and small mammals, making them a keystone species. I have seen 21 of them.

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Canada and Greenland Defend Seal Hunting

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They are testifying with Canada against an EU ban on seal products. Greenland Fisheries Minister Finn Karlsen, dressed in a traditional white Inuit sealskin jacket, insisted such a ban would “have severe and negative consequence for hunters and their families.” “Our Tags: canada greenland europe seal hunters seals.

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The Amusing Case of the Gulf Breeze Zoo Canada Geese

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On large islands shaded with multiple trees, a family of orangutans and another of gorillas lounged in the green grass. The Canada Goose sits on its nest of pine cones. The Canada Geese (on the right side) show no fear. Canada Geese are known for being versatile and adaptable birds. Where were the babies?

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Chats

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If you are among our North American readers, there is a very good chance you are acquainted with the Yellow-breasted Chat , because its range extends across most of the United States, and parts of Canada. They were also believed to be part of the Wood Warbler family. You may not know that Mexico is part of North, not Central, America.)

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