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Bird vs. Reptile in Key West

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They see a lot of young Brown Pelicans ; they see a lot of juvenile birds in general, all of whom tend to hug the coast on their first migration. KWWC also has a thriving feral chicken sideline. Key West Wildlife Center takes mostly birds, but will rescue mammals, marine mammals, and both land and sea turtles as well.

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Help me Choose the Bird Specialties of Belgrade

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Okay, that choice is something to be expected, but how about this: some seven years ago I was guiding another British couple to a nearby fish farm where I was happy to show them the Great White Pelican – the only one I have ever seen in Serbia! Should I add, for the crow, there was no need to leave the city.

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February Birding in Tybee Island, Georgia

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Boat-tailed Grackles were ubiquitous and at any time a Brown Pelican could fly overhead. One massively negative aspect of birding Tybee Island is the sheer volume of feral cats and outdoor cats. The beaches and ocean of Tybee Island had the expected species like Royal Tern , Brown Pelican , and Black Skimmer. I hope not!

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. Feral Pigeon – Columba livia dom. Pygmy Cormorant – Microcarbo pygmeus. Short-toed Snake-Eagle – Circaetus gallicus. Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Accipiter nisus. Common Buzzard – Buteo buteo. Eurasian Coot – Fulica atra.

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I screamed: Ural Owl!

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Dalmatian Pelican – Pelecanus crispus. Feral Pigeon – Columba livia. Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus roseus. Black Stork – Ciconia nigra. Pygmy Cormorant – Microcarbo pygmeus. Great Cormorant – Phalacrocorax carbo. Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea. Great White Egret – Ardea alba.

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Duncan’s 2015 List

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PELECANIDAE (PELICANS). Pink-backed Pelican ( Pelecanus rufescens ); Mkuze GR, South Africa, 30 January. Rock Dove, or Feral Pigeon, ( Columba livia ); Johannesburg Airport, South Africa, 4 January. Long-tailed Cormorant, or Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus ); Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 2 January. ANHINGIDAE (DARTERS).

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Birding the Holiday Inn Resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica

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Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis. Brown Pelicans were always present and regularly dove for fish, as you can see in the above photo. In addition to the White-crowned Pigeons there were White-winged Doves that were more tame than anywhere I had ever seen them, Zenaida Doves , and feral Rock Pigeons.

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