Northwest Nature Notes

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Showing posts with label breeding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breeding. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

“TIS THE SEASON TO EAT DUCKLINGS,

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Fa la la la la, they’re good for you.” This just might be the spring song at the top of the Coyote Hit Parade. Ducks have been breed...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

YES, WE HAVE VULTURES

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We often think of vultures as big, ominous-looking birds sitting around the carcass of a lion-killed wildebeest in Keny...
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Thursday, June 2, 2011

THE CHORUS OF THE CHORUS FROGS

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Early every year in the Pacific Northwest a familiar sound rings out, telling us it is spring whether it seems that way or not. this is the ...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

THE BIRDS THINK IT’S SPRING

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This is the time of year when our resident birds begin to sing. Already I have heard Anna’s Hummingbird, Bewick’s Wren, American Robin, Vari...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

THE COMMON SEAGULL

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Seagull? Everyone knows what a seagull is, but why do we use that name for them? They are gulls, GULLS. We don’t have “seaducks” or “sealoon...
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Slater Museum of Natural History
Our goals are to preserve and provide a collection of specimens to be used for research and education. Located in Tacoma, Washington, the Slater Museum is one of the region's significant repositories for bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian and plant specimens from the Pacific Northwest. In addition, we strive to educate the local community about nature and about the value of museums.
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