[lammps-users] And if you go, consider hiring a local nature guide.

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Male Northern Shovelers have regained their deep emerald head feathers and rich brown flanks. One piercing, cheerful yelp catches your ear. There is an element of luck in birdwatching, and sometimes that luck is mostly bad. Its skillful hunting is enhanced by exceptional sight and acute hearing.
And the birds sound different, too!
Snow Geese migrate long distances, stopping at traditional stopover and wintering areas. A recent bonanza of fossils has intensified debate over how contemporary birds are linked to the extinct dinosaurs. Unrivalled among these is the majestic Gyrfalcon, a regal visitor from the Arctic where it nests.
Their lives and ours depend on the daily transformation of sunlight, through photosynthesis, into energy available to sustain us.
Put your winter garden to work as a haven for birds.
The male Willow Ptarmigan sounds like he might be laughing, or at least doing his best to make others laugh. Small forest birds, such as nuthatches and creepers may spend the night huddled together in tree cavities. Only a few are harmful.
Can you guess how many feathers cover a Canada Goose?
A stiff December breeze blowing down the Columbia River delivers an exhilarating chill.
Thanks to Harry Potter, the owl is flying high. Male Northern Shovelers have regained their deep emerald head feathers and rich brown flanks. One piercing, cheerful yelp catches your ear. The Black Oystercatcher is completely dependent on the marine shoreline for food, even in winter, when waves hit the rocks with awesome force.
Small forest birds, such as nuthatches and creepers may spend the night huddled together in tree cavities.
In the Amazon, heat and humidity weigh upon you and a cacophony of birdcalls surrounds you. Washington’s population nests on Wrangel Island in Russia, northwest of the Bering Strait, and winters on the deltas of the Samish, Stillaguamish, and Skagit Rivers.
The Tundra Swan is a bit smaller. She is incubating two eggs.
Some are designed to help the bird fly or shed water.
Their lives and ours depend on the daily transformation of sunlight, through photosynthesis, into energy available to sustain us. As December days shorten, birds spend the long, cold nights in a protected place, sheltered from rain and safe from nighttime predators. Like our flu, there are many commonly occurring avian types.