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POLL: Should the practice of duck shooting for sport be banned?

POLL: Should the practice of duck shooting for sport be banned?

January 28, 2021February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

A study of Victorian duck shooters has found that only one in five were able to correctly answer questions about identifying protected bird species, raising pressure on Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to ban duck hunting ahead of the 2021 season. Last year, the season was shortened from May to June after dry conditions and bushfires […]

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Quiet Nature Preserves Have Their Busy Days

Quiet Nature Preserves Have Their Busy Days

September 28, 2018December 23, 2019 Larry Nichols 1 Comment

We have a small nature preserve in town named The Helen Carlson Wildlife Sanctuary. I like to stop in for a quick look around whenever I’m in the area. During my last visit their was a Red-shouldered Hawk calling out keyeer keyeer keeyer from the top of a pine tree just as I was getting […]

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Don’t Prejudge A Cloudy Winter Day

Don’t Prejudge A Cloudy Winter Day

February 20, 2017December 23, 2019 Larry Nichols 1 Comment

When I looked out the window early this morning I was discouraged by the sight of piled up snow and grey skies. I decided to take a pass on birding for the day and headed to the local diner for breakfast but tossed my birding gear into my trunk just in case I had a […]

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Past The Old Tobacco Fields In Search Of Birds

Past The Old Tobacco Fields In Search Of Birds

April 9, 2016December 23, 2019 Larry Nichols 1 Comment

I took a walk on Easter morning and passed by some old agricultural fields where I earned my first paycheck picking tobacco leaves in the late 70’s. All that remains of those days are the ghostly remains of old tobacco sheds and distant memories of tar-covered clothes. These days the fields are used for planting […]

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Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

September 13, 2013December 23, 2019 Julie Feinstein Leave a comment

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is only 25 miles from New York City in Vernon, New Jersey. It’s a great place for a day of strolling and wildlife spotting.There are duck blinds,roads and trails, wildflower fields, and boardwalks over marshes. Wood ducks and eastern bluebirds are some of the wildlife rock stars that breed in […]

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A Walk in the Park

A Walk in the Park

May 14, 2013December 22, 2019 Julie Feinstein Leave a comment

Central Park is full of pleasant spring sights right now.

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Wood Duck with Ducklings

Wood Duck with Ducklings

April 14, 2013December 22, 2019 Scott Simmons Leave a comment

The Wood Ducks on Grassy Lake, the pond by my office parking lot, are now the proud parents of four little ducklings. This morning I saw the mom with the four ducklings, and as she swam around thelilypads, the ducklings would walk on top of them following her around. It looked like they only entered […]

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Mead Gardens, 4/1/2013

Mead Gardens, 4/1/2013

April 11, 2013December 22, 2019 Scott Simmons Leave a comment

This morning was pretty fun at Mead Gardens. I saw a couple Barred Owls and a few Wood Ducks that were cooperative with my camera, though most other species I saw were not. I heard a Red-eyed Vireo in the park this morning, and I have a brief glimpse at a Painted Bunting on the […]

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