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Western Grebes (Aechmophorus occidentalis) and Clark’s Grebes (Aechmophorus clarkii) are probably best known for their elaborate courtship...
I don’t know how many of you ever raised chickens but the old joke went something like...
Yellow-headed Blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) are robin-sized blackbirds found in prairie and mountain meadow wetlands of...
Hey guys, how would you like to be chased by up to ten females, all...
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