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Duck Numbers And Duck Stamp Sales No Longer Correlate

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This has benefited both the waterfowl hunters and everyone else who likes ducks and their kin. Eventually, the pigeons, as it were, may come home to roost and the waterfowl and other wildlife, as well as hunters and bird watchers, will be sitting ducks.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Do all hunters realize that? It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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The homeowner, Fred Jordan, has been hosting visiting birders who heard of the bird through word-of-mouth since November. Many thanks to Fred Jordan for being a wonderful host with great enthusiasm for his awesome avian visitor. Third of all, the bird that was first seen on 30 October is, as of this blog posting, STILL THERE!

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Duck Butts

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Larry Jordan Mar 1st, 2011 at 3:06 am I plan on doing an entire post on bird butts sometime in the future. 7 Responses to “Duck Butts&# Bonnie Feb 28th, 2011 at 10:14 pm Hahahahaha. I guess I’m one of those pervs.

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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

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He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Corey Mar 11th, 2011 at 12:03 am Well, it did swim pretty much directly in front of me, which made it easy… Larry Jordan Mar 13th, 2011 at 10:29 am Great find Corey! Thanks, Corey! I for one missed it.

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