Lake tansi hosts rare weddingpartyes birds knoxville news sentinel
A pair of western grebes selected cumberland county’s lake tansi for an extended stopover.Stanley on dec.12, spotted these large, rareinTennessee water birds in the midst of a flock of smaller horned grebes.Mast said the larger western grebes stood out immediately due to their elegant swanlike necks.Long spearshaped bills also distinguish these grebes.The legs are located so far back on the body that grebes are described as rumpfooted.
The western grebes were still present as of dec.21, along with an estimated 900 American coots.With attention focused on this 550acre lake south of crossville, birders are learning cumberland county is a good place for winter waterfowl.According to mast, the small lakes that pocket the upper cumberland plateau are favored by duck species that enjoy small ponds.Lakes tansi and hiawatha are especially good waterfowl havens because duck hunting is not allowed on these private lakes owned by the lake tansi property owners’ association.On dec.5, Mast and Stanley found two surf scoters(Also tennessee rarities)At lake breckenridge, another privately owned lake.
Before 1985, when the Western grebe was split into two separate species(The lightcolored clark’s grebe and darkcolored Western grebe)There were only five tennessee records of large"Western"Grebes. Without photographs and descriptions of plumage details, no one knows if these records were of Clark’s or WesternGrebes because the two were then treated as the same species one species with two different color phases or morphs.In 1985, after extensive studies of breeding behavior showed the two color morphs do not normally breed with each other in locations where they live together, the american ornithologists’ union declared the two color morphs to be two separate species instead of one.
Birders distinguish between the two large grebe species mainly by bill color and facial pattern.Western grebes have yellowgreen bills.
Clark’s have bright yellow to yelloworange bills.The facial pattern is sometimes tricky and requires careful study through a scope if the bird is far away.In breeding plumage the western’s red eye is completely surrounded by the black feathers of the cap.The clark’s eye is surrounded by white feathers.Facial markings are less distinct in winter when bill color is easier to use.
Most western grebes winter on the pacific coast.They breed on western lakes where they build floating nests.Young grebes ride around on their parents’ backs hidden beneath the wing feathers.Grebes fish underwater and sometimes spear fish with their pointed bills.Western grebes seldom fly except when it’s time to migrate.
Until protected by wildlife laws, many wedding party dresses online western grebes were killed for what grebe hunters called their"Fur. "Large nest colonies in southern oregon were favorite grebe hunting areas.A grebe breast with dense furlike white feathers is so tough that hunters scraped it and handled it like a furry mammal hide.Feathered grebeskin coats and capes sold for as much money as the most expensive furs.
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A pair of western grebes selected cumberland county’s lake tansi for an extended stopover.Stanley on dec.12, spotted these large, rareinTennessee water birds in the midst of a flock of smaller horned grebes.Mast said the larger western grebes stood out immediately due to their elegant swanlike necks.Long spearshaped bills also distinguish these grebes.The legs are located so far back on the body that grebes are described as rumpfooted.
The western grebes were still present as of dec.21, along with an estimated 900 American coots.With attention focused on this 550acre lake south of crossville, birders are learning cumberland county is a good place for winter waterfowl.According to mast, the small lakes that pocket the upper cumberland plateau are favored by duck species that enjoy small ponds.Lakes tansi and hiawatha are especially good waterfowl havens because duck hunting is not allowed on these private lakes owned by the lake tansi property owners’ association.On dec.5, Mast and Stanley found two surf scoters(Also tennessee rarities)At lake breckenridge, another privately owned lake.
Before 1985, when the Western grebe was split into two separate species(The lightcolored clark’s grebe and darkcolored Western grebe)There were only five tennessee records of large"Western"Grebes. Without photographs and descriptions of plumage details, no one knows if these records were of Clark’s or WesternGrebes because the two were then treated as the same species one species with two different color phases or morphs.In 1985, after extensive studies of breeding behavior showed the two color morphs do not normally breed with each other in locations where they live together, the american ornithologists’ union declared the two color morphs to be two separate species instead of one.
Birders distinguish between the two large grebe species mainly by bill color and facial pattern.Western grebes have yellowgreen bills.
Clark’s have bright yellow to yelloworange bills.The facial pattern is sometimes tricky and requires careful study through a scope if the bird is far away.In breeding plumage the western’s red eye is completely surrounded by the black feathers of the cap.The clark’s eye is surrounded by white feathers.Facial markings are less distinct in winter when bill color is easier to use.
Most western grebes winter on the pacific coast.They breed on western lakes where they build floating nests.Young grebes ride around on their parents’ backs hidden beneath the wing feathers.Grebes fish underwater and sometimes spear fish with their pointed bills.Western grebes seldom fly except when it’s time to migrate.
Until protected by wildlife laws, many wedding party dresses online western grebes were killed for what grebe hunters called their"Fur. "Large nest colonies in southern oregon were favorite grebe hunting areas.A grebe breast with dense furlike white feathers is so tough that hunters scraped it and handled it like a furry mammal hide.Feathered grebeskin coats and capes sold for as much money as the most expensive furs.
Related Links:
http://www.adultblogs.com/users/salechep123/2646.html
http://salechep123.at.webry.info/201402/article_3.html
http://support.applenberry.com/entries/27232320-keep-their-neck-christian-louboutin-pas-cher-
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