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Which Way Will This Bird Flu Fly?

Which Way Will This Bird Flu Fly?

May 19, 2013December 22, 2019 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Are you neurotic about all things zoonotic? Perhaps you should be. A new strain of bird flu, H7N9, has recently emerged and has killed more than 30 people in China to date. There are concerns that this flu may mutate into a form that can be transmitted through human-to-human contact, risking its transformation into a […]

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Saunders’s Gull (Chroicocephalus saundersi)

Saunders’s Gull (Chroicocephalus saundersi)

March 28, 2013December 22, 2019 John Wright Leave a comment

Yesterday morning I visited Daijyugarami for the first time this year. A little early for the rarer migrant waders, but there were plenty of Grey Plover, Red-necked Stint, Dunlin, Kentish Plover and Greater Sand Plover. There were also quite a few Black-faced Spoonbill slowly coming into breeding plumage, along with a sprinkling of Far Easter […]

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Dunlin

Dunlin

March 26, 2013December 22, 2019 Geir Jensen 1 Comment

Bilder er tatt på et av mine favoritt steder. Herdla liger på vest kysten av Norge.Data : EOS 1D MK III , 500mmL F 4,0 , 1/1600 , ISO 100 , F 4,0 , bean bag , Lightroom.

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Merritt Island NWR, 1/19/2013

Merritt Island NWR, 1/19/2013

January 26, 2013December 22, 2019 Scott Simmons 2 Comments

Yesterday I drove out to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. I visited three areas: Blackpoint Wildlife Drive, Canaveral National Seashore, and East/West Gator Creek. When I arrived on the island and drove toward Blackpoint Dr, I saw a man pulled over looking into the trees. I decided to look at what he found, and it […]

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