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Cattle on Windmill
Ranch, Wylie Road on 11 June 2010. In Carden, cattle grazing on
large ranches enhances grassland habitat
for Loggerhead Shrikes and grassland birds. |
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Scroll down for 5 more photos then go to page 4 |
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Fledged young
Loggerhead Shrike on 11 June 2010. Digiscoped from a public road. In
Carden, Loggerhead Shrikes usually nest in areas actively grazed or
recently grazed by cattle. |
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Wilson's Snipe on
Wylie Road on 11 June 2010 |
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Sedge Wren sang
incessantly at Sedge Wren Marsh on Wylie Road, 11 June 2010 |
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Thanks to John Schmelefske and Susan
Menzies who spotted this Black-billed Cuckoo flying across Wylie
Road on 11 June. Cuckoos are common this year because of tent
caterpillars, which they eat. |
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Milbert's
Tortoiseshell on vetch. Wylie Road on 11 June 2010 |
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Now go to
Carden
Alvar 4 |
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