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[Gnotary-devel] appease


From: Lauretta Gamble
Subject: [Gnotary-devel] appease
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:57:50 +0300
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Sixty years is a long time for any species to hide out in deep forests, away from human observation, especially such a large, distinctive bird. Listen for the rattling call of a Belted Kingfisher as it flies out over the water, looking for a fish. As part of their courtship, they take off from the water, flying side by side in large circles and loops, a perfect synchronized flying act.
Have you ever wondered if a hummingbird can recognize colors other than red, or if other birds see color? The jewel-like male Rufous Hummingbirds are fewer in number these days.
With wingspans approaching six feet, Turkey Vultures ride currents of air to make their spring and fall journeys, and to cover the miles of their home range in summer. That birds can hear so acutely the fine structure of song allows them to convey much information in a short sound.
First, she wedges one strong stick near the main branch of a tree. The Killdeer is one of the most widespread and commonly seen shorebirds in North America.
When the American Goldfinch molts in spring, it makes a dramatic change in plumage, from somber winter-brown with only a pale yellow tinge, to bright sunshine-yellow and coal-black. This astute aerial predator stands a little more than six and a half inches tall, from its sharp-clawed feet to its stubby, ear-like tufts. Listen for the rattling call of a Belted Kingfisher as it flies out over the water, looking for a fish.
You can help by requesting shade-grown coffee.
The raucous laughter of the Common Murre rings out from a nesting colony, high on a narrow ledge on a sea cliff.
Entice native birds to your garden with a birdhouse.
The songs of a Bewick's Wren can carry for more than a quarter of a mile, produced by vocal chords no larger than a raindrop. When all the eggs are laid, incubation begins, so all the eggs hatch about the same time.
What we hear as a blur of sound, the Winter Wren hears as a precise sequence of sounds, the visual equivalent of seeing a moving film as a series of still pictures.
Listen for the rattling call of a Belted Kingfisher as it flies out over the water, looking for a fish.
A Rock Pigeon bobs its head as it walks.
Not really a hawk at all, the nighthawk is closely related to the more fully nocturnal nightjars, such as the Whip-poor-will of eastern North America.
They occasionally crowd into suburban bird feeders, nudging out smaller birds.
There may be several nests near each other. The Killdeer is one of the most widespread and commonly seen shorebirds in North America. Pudgy, social, chatty, and ubiquitous, the House Sparrow has adapted to living in cities, suburbs, and rural areas. The Flammulated Owl is a study in camouflaged grays and browns, with cinnamon-brown shoulder straps and large brown eyes.
A Peregrine attacks a flock of shorebirds, igniting a breathtaking aerial display. Sixty years is a long time for any species to hide out in deep forests, away from human observation, especially such a large, distinctive bird. Have you ever wondered if a hummingbird can recognize colors other than red, or if other birds see color?
For most of the year, the long-tailed Bushtits flutter low through the trees and shrubs, in loose flocks of five to forty birds. Females predominate among the first wave of migrants, suggesting that males stay north longer to tend the young, which will fly south later in summer. The Belted Kingfisher dashes through the air, warning intruders with its rapid-fire, rattling call.
The best thing you can do is to keep your cats indoors, and leave the birds alone.
Song Sparrows are found throughout the United States and into Southern Canada.


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