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  • But as we were walking from the van, along the sandy trail that leads between Trustom and Cards ponds and out to the shore, we came upon a female Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus).

    "And the world is closing doors." greygirlbeast 2009

  • The tide was coming in, and there were several species of birds fishing among the rocks at the water's edge, including cormorants (Phalacorax auritus), a couple of examples of something that most resembled a Great Egret (Ardea alba), and the usual assortment of gulls, though we did spot a few Laughing Gulls (Larus atricilla), which we don't often see.

    One Afternoon in Connecticut greygirlbeast 2009

  • Phalacrocorax auritus was the previous entry in this blog.

    "War of the Weasels" article in new Skeptical Inquirer - The Panda's Thumb 2010

  • Phalacrocorax auritus – double-crested cormorant, Falmouth, Massachusetts.

    The Panda's Thumb: April 2010 Archives 2010

  • Phalacrocorax auritus – double-crested cormorant, Falmouth, Massachusetts.

    Phalacrocorax auritus - The Panda's Thumb 2010

  • The most common desert mammals are the long-eared hedgehog (Erinaceus auritus), long-quilled hedgehog (Piracohinus hypomelas), and tolai hare (Lepus tolai).

    Central Asian southern desert 2008

  • Biodiversity FeaturesThe most common northern desert mammals are the long-eared hedgehog (Erinaceus auritus), long-quilled hedgehog (Piracohinus hypomelas), and tolai hare (Lepus tolai).

    Central Asian northern desert 2008

  • Also of great interest are the hutias, like those of Fragoso Key, Mesocapromys auritus and Capromys pilorides.

    Cuban moist forests 2008

  • The Park is an important breeding area for the pinkbacked pelican Pelecanus rufescens, white pelican P. onocrotalus, African fish-eagle Haliaeetus vocifer, Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia, goliath heron Ardea goliath, rufous-bellied heron Butorides rufiventris, yellowbilled stork Mycteria ibis, pygmy goose Nettapus auritus, collared pratincole Glareola pratincola and greyrumped swallow Pseudohirondo griseopyga.

    Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa 2008

  • Specifically the Exe Estuary Special Protected Area (SPA) and Ramsar Site supports over 20,000 wildfowl in the winter months, including the internationally important populations of avocet Recurvirostra avosetta, dark-bellied brent goose Branta bernicla bernicla and the slavonian grebe, Podiceps auritus.

    Dorset and East Devon Coast, United Kingdom 2008

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