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Tufted Puffins, Birds With “Do”s
Here’s a great bit of news for those who want to see puffins but can’t go to Newfoundland or Europe. They’re coming to Oregon! Cannon Beach no less! According to the Coast Explorer, “Each spring,...
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Birding on the Beach in the Sunshine State
Wildlife Wednesday on BeachTreasuresandTreasureBeaches has brought us many articles on all kinds of fun beach critters: horses, mice, and dolphins, oh, my! But there is definitely one beach-goer that...
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No ~Hula~ for the Red-Footed Booby!
Often seen perched on coastal trees and shrubs, the colorful Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) lives and breeds on tropical and subtropical islands and atolls of the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic, Pacific,...
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Pacific Golden-Plovers
My graduate school Alma Mater is the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and let me tell you, the campus is positively covered with Pacific golden-plovers, especially during the months of the standard...
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“A Fabulous Destination” ~ Dauphin Island, Alabama
Beach lovers are friendly folks! Case in point: I just recently met Elaine Rutledge, an artist who lives on the Gulf Coast of Alabama. She’s a beach and water lover, and she’s definitely friendly!...
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American White Pelican – A Team Player
The American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a very large bird by any standard. It stands about 4 feet tall, can have a wing span of over 9 feet, and weighs between 10 and 30 pounds. It...
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Cormorants: Stars of the Silver Screen and Literature
The name “cormorant” applies to a large variety of birds worldwide. According to the USDA Wildlife Service, there are 30 different species of cormorants, both flighted and flightless, around the...
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Masked Boobies: Largest of the Boobies
Surprisingly, no comic book superhero or super-villain has yet claimed the name “The Masked Booby.” It may only be a matter of time! The Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) is the largest of the boobies,...
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Beach Bird Watching (Looking into Looking Up)
I was reading an article this morning about bird photography on the coast of Marco Island. Apparently, at the island’s Tigertail Beach, that sort of thing is a serious spectator sport, in that not...
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A Stroll on Bryan and Quintana
Last month, I drove down to Lake Jackson to do a Halloween Mad Science event at the mall there, and I couldn’t possibly justify not going to the beach while I was at it! Now, as some of you probably...
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Walking With the Winter Waves at Sylvan Beach
Sylvan Beach in La Porte, TX, always a treat in the warmer months, can be equally awesome in the winter. The waves crash with a little more violence and froth, the seashells are as abundant as ever,...
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Cabrillo Beach, California: a Monday Evening Walk
Aloha, Beach Treasures and Treasure Beaches world! I know a good many of you have been asking “Hey, why haven’t Jody and Greg been posting as often?” It is time for the big reveal: they were...
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