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Calgary Zoo in Alberta, Canada, has a camera streaming live images around the clock of an osprey nest on St. George's Island on the Bow River.
The strip of photos below, were taken by that camera during the period 10th April to 7th May 2008.
The nest tray atop the pole was covered with snow on...
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June 29, 2008: One of the young fell out of the box at about 7:55 p.m. The bird is safe and unharmed. It landed on top of a silo underneath the nest box. The adult falcons are attending to and feeding the displaced eyase. Employees at Elk River Station are monitoring the situation.
This photo...
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A 1:43-mins video clip of a first-born Eastern Bluebird nestling in a nest with other un-hatched eggs and an adult coming into the nest to feed its first young one.
First Egg Date: Jun 24
Clutch Size: 5
Incubation: Jun 27
Hatch Date: Jul 10
Continuously updating still images from this nest...
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July 22, 2008: IBRRC has a very large pelican aviary and spa, which also serves as a flight cage. Because we have so many birds right now, we have moved some other birds into the pelican aviary. All of them get along just fine.
At the far end are the two adult Double-crested Cormorants, who serve...
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Tranquil Pelican Aviary and Spa |
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ADULT - George Carlin Talks About "Stuff" - RIP BIG GUY
A sad loss - 12 May 1937 - 22 June 2008
ET breaks the news that comedian George Carlin has died from heart failure. The man who made famous the "seven words you can never say on television" passed away at 5:55 p.m....
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ADULT - George Carlin Talks About Death - RIP BIG GUY
A sad loss - 12 May 1937 - 22 June 2008
ET breaks the news that comedian George Carlin has died from heart failure. The man who made famous the "seven words you can never say on television" passed away at 5:55 p.m. Sunday at Saint...
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ADULT - George Carlin Talks About Death - RIP BIG GUY |
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The Common Loon swims underwater to catch fish, propelling itself with its feet. It swallows most of its prey underwater. The loon has sharp, rearward-pointing projections on the roof of its mouth and tongue that help it keep a firm hold on slippery fish.
Migrating Common Loons occasionally...
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Loons, another addiction? |
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29 March 2008 - HOUSTON, WE HAVE AN EGG!
Finally, after much trying, Scout, an Ohio Peregrine falcon has laid her first egg of 2008! Orville, Scouts mate, was still sitting outside the nest box, as usual!
Last year, 2007, Scout laid her first clutch of eggs (4), but they were...
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Ohio Peregrine Falcon Scout 2008 - Part 4 |
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HUMMINGBIRDS
The Hummingbird nest is the size of a USA quarter. As far as is known, male hummingbirds do not take part in nesting. Most species make a cup-shaped nest on the branch of a tree or shrub. Two white eggs are laid which, despite being the smallest of all bird eggs, are in fact large...
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