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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

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What I am getting at here is that I have seen lots and lots of Ruddy Ducks at Jamaica Bay but never one that looked like this particular individual. She was essentially cream-colored, much lighter than the typical female Ruddy Duck. Anyway, enjoy the images and keep an eye out for odd ducks! Get yours today! Thanks, Corey!

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The Story of Russell A. Crow

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The sitting duck of a crow was surrounded by a group of teenagers who were not eco-friendly. Sometimes the human capacity for both cruelty and compassion can balance out in the life of a single bird. Somehow one day Russell ended up standing in the parking lot between them, his wing broken and hanging.

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Vagrancy in Birds: A Book Review

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There are many more factors than I imagined: compass errors, wind drift, overshooting, extreme weather and irruptions, natural dispersal, and human-driven vagrancy. The chapter on compass errors will probably be the most popular amongst birders who love to discuss reversal and mirror-image migration routes.

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Most Wanted Birds in Brazil

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Plus, I mean, it’s a giant chicken-looking thing that’s actually related to ducks… with that kind of identity crisis going on, what’s not to love? OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. For all of recorded history, humans have classified other living things by their physical characteristics. Thanks for visiting!

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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• Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet Sea Snakes of Northern Australia.Or Dale Forbes Mar 16th, 2011 at 8:37 am Hi Laurent, that is a fascinating example of humans responding to difficult environmental challenges. Get yours today!

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Labor Day & Hummingbird Feeders

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I know humans as a whole are a powerful species, but really, we do not have that much control over hummingbird migration ( Trumpeter Swans , maybe, but not hummingbirds). Let’s just start this post with the answer someone googling this info will need: You do not need to take your hummingbird feeder in on Labor Day.

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