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Bird of the Week: Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Compiled by Yvonne Karnath There is a particular kind of cold January night in Central Texas — clear, dry, the live oaks rustling just a little — when you can walk to the end of your driveway, stand still for a minute, and hear it:
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The Bird Lot
A note from the filmmaker, Vanessa Reiser In July of 2011, during the hottest summer on record, my family and I moved to Austin from New York City. I was seven months pregnant and stunned by the intensity of the summer heat. The only time I left my house with
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Bird of the Week: Killdeer
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Compiled by Cameron Kennedy This week’s featured bird is a vocal, clever, and broad-ranging shorebird with a lot of personality and intriguing behaviors – the Killdeer! (Charadrius vociferus) Killdeer in flight by JoshCW Photo/Shutterstock.com The Killdeer is very noteworthy in that it is a shorebird that has
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Bird of the Week: Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Compiled by Niyati Acharya In adult male Northern Cardinals, the upperparts are bright red with darker wings and tail. The head is crested. The area around the bill is black, and the large conical bill is red. The underparts are bright red. Females are buffy tan
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