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Breeding pair of Royal terns.

Is it a Gull or a Tern? What’s the Difference?

It’s shorebird nesting season again, so when you visit the beach between May and July you are likely to see lots of birds on the beach.  Some areas may be marked as bird nesting zones and humans are asked to keep clear so as not to frighten the birds off of their nests. The noisiest […]

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Fort Desoto’s North Beach is for the Birds

Fort Desoto County Park is one of the Nation’s top birding locations. In addition to having lots of permanent resident bird species, many migratory species stop by the park on their way to other more exotic locations. On Thanksgiving Day we took a drive out to Fort Desoto Park–it’s only 30 minutes from our house–and took a […]

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