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heronry

a colony of breeding herons
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els A swan in the Parc du Marquenterre urants I spend a good hour in the park's highlight attraction, the heronry.
spread your wings; AS FERRY FORTNIGHT COMES TO AN END, SARAH MARSHALL EXPLORES AVIAN PARADISE BAIE DE SOMME, JUST A SHORT HOP ACROSS THE CHANNEL
A swan in the Parc du Marquenterre I spend a good hour in the park's highlight attraction, the heronry.
spread your wings; IT'S FERRY FORTNIGHT (MAY 6-20) SO SARAH MARSHALL EXPLORES AVIAN PARADISE BAIE DE SOMME, JUST A SHORT HOP ACROSS THE CHANNEL
A swan in the du Marquenterre I spend a good hour in the park's highlight attraction, the heronry.
spread your wings; AS FERRY FORTNIGHT COMES TO AN END, SARAH MARSHALL EXPLORES AVIAN PARADISE BAIE DE SOMME, JUST A SHORT HOP ACROSS THE CHANNEL
When is a heronry crowded: a case study of Huckleberry Island, New York, U.S.A.
Reproductive success and habitat selection in black-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) in a City Park
In fact, file observations made herein, but also on Squacco Herons (Nefla et al., 2014), show that the heronry of Ichkeul National Park is naturally more protected against terrestrial predators than the other colonies.
HABITAT USE AND BREEDING BIOLOGY OF HERONS IN THE RAMSAR WETLANDS OF NORTHERN TUNISIA
It also has the largest heronry in Asia, which is an annual activity during monsoon,"the draft notification itself states.
CENTRE SHRINKS WILDLIFE ECO ZONES
Heronry is the pick in the Royal Bath & West Handicap Hurdle at Taunton, despite having to shoulder top weight.
A Good day could be in store for Dan
Nicholls out of luck Champion trainer Paul Nicholls sponsored the 2m4f handicap hurdle but both his runners - Rothman and Earthmoves - failed to figure in the outcome with Shammick Boy prevailing over longtime leader Heronry.
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Not far away grey herons, in their heronry a mere four miles from Birmingham city centre, were busy renovating their untidy nests.
Nature has a spring in its step this year
Heronry is the pick for Nicky Henderson in the Chad Novices' Chase.
The temple of zoom!
Siblicidal Attacks by Great Blue Heron, Ardea Herodias, Chicks in a Southern Ontario Heronry. Canadian Field-Naturalist 101:105-107.
Comportamiento agresivo entre polluelos de Pelecanus occidentalis murphyi (aves: pelecanidae) en el parque nacional natural gorgona: relacion con etapas tempranas de desarrollo, tamano de nidada y alimentacion
Seuss-like scene that had been described to me as "pterodactyl meets airport." The gangly birds, with wingspans of nearly seven feet, flew in and out of the heronry, soaring, circling, and landing with such grace that they seemed no weightier than an origami crane.
Hidden valley: from bike paths to contra dances to fresh, local fare, Cuyahoga Valley National Park offers a quintessential Midwest experience

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