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Bird Families of the World by Winkler, Billerman and Lovette

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There is a thing parents know very well – how important it is to choose the right name for a child. Presented in numbers, Bird Families of the World has 2417 field guide style paintings, plus 797 bird photos, followed by 252 distribution maps. But why am I even interested in bird families in the first place? Families perhaps?

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Royal lineage: Kinglets and crests in the bird family tree

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So naturally, I got to thinking about kinglets, and their Palearctic kin, the “crests,” and where they belong in the avian family tree. The family Regulidae comprises six small, hyperactive species that range through the great boreal and temperate forests North and Middle America, North Africa, and Eurasia.

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A Radjah Shelduck family

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Last week during a camping trip to Kununurra we encountered a Radjah Shelduck family in one of the irrigation channels around town. The Radjah Shelduck family last week were swimming in the irrigation channel right against the road and so we could pull over and admire them. Radjah Shelduck family.

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Birds of a Feather – A Fun, Family-Friendly Card Game

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That’s because the game isn’t in full production right now but Teale is trying to get it there through a Kickstarter campaign which runs through 2 April. ” That’s right, Desi, you are. I got the American Bittern ! ” Now you’ve probably noticed that I referenced that we were playing with a prototype.

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Tawny Frogmouth family at Cygnet Park-Broome

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There has been a family of Tawny Frogmouths at our local supermarket car-park in other years. The Tawny Frogmouth on the right became aware of me and one eye was on me followed by two eyes! I left the family of Tawny Frogmouths to sleep during the day and they will be out after dark feeding. Tawny Frogmouths. Tawny Frogmouths.

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A Tawny Frogmouth nest

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It was soon obvious that one of the trees right on the edge of the road was not empty and we pulled up just before it. I have shown you a few times over the years various families of Tawny Frogmouths. There is also the family of Tawny Frogmouths at Cygnet Park. Occupied tree. Tawny Frogmouth on a nest.

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Fully fledged Pied Oystercatcher chick

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On a rising tide the Pied Oystercatcher family soon found a good position to watch and wait until the reef was exposed once again. The fully fledged Pied Oystercatcher chick is the bird on the right. Pied Oystercatcher family at roost. The Pied Oystercatcher family will remain together for some time yet. Oriental Plover.

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