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Here are 6 trivia items about Nidicolous birds, pirate birds, strange bird's eggs, the woodpecker's tongue, birds that fly underwater and birds that carry their chicks.

Invasive species of mussel and fish in the Great Lakes are fostering an increase in Type E botulism with a devastating impact on fish eating birds.

Lake Monger's convenient access from the city, wealth of birdlife and range of facilities make it one of the favourite places for recreation in Perth, Western Australia.

Find out more about the South Downs, an area comprising two areas of outstanding natural beauty in the UK - East Hampshire and Sussex Downs.

Texas hosts more migratory birds than almost any other state. The Lone Star state was also the first to create birding and wildlife viewing trails.

The Grand Canyon in Arizona is dry and arid for the most part, but many species of diverse birds can be found in the gorge.

The United States has an extensive system of National Wildlife Refuges, started in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt via the creation of Pelican Island NWR in Florida.

Estero del Yugo, a 27 acre protected estuary in the northern Cerritos Beach area of Mazatlan, offers great birding at Christmas or any other time of the year.

The Savoie resort of Aix les Bains enjoys a scenic location on Lac du Bourget and hot springs, discovered by ancient Celts and still used today in the Thermal Spa.

Mexico is a premium destination for birders, and guided trips are popular across the country. Less well known is that great birding exists in resort locations as well.

Tucked away in the north-west corner of Lancashire, bounded on the west by Morecambe Bay, is the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Discover over 200 types of birds, sea otters, and harbor seals on this family trip to Elkhorn Slough Wildlife Estuary with hiking, kayaks, and Safari Boat Tour.

With both gentle and epic waves, surfing rules the ocean at Huntington Beach. A luxury vacation can be chock-full of other fun activities too; plenty to do for everyone.

The loss of Tasmanian Devils to tumours is allowing non-native red foxes to fill a niche on the island, with potential loss of local wildlife.

St Aidan, from the monastic settlement on Iona, Scotland, founded a monastery off the wild North-east coast in 635AD, at the request of King Oswald of Northumbria.

Lough Neagh is located in the heart of Northern Ireland and touches 5 of the 8 counties of Ulster. It offers many excellent walkways along its shoreline.

Teesside, in North-east England, is a major industrial region, consisting of oil refineries, a steel works, a nuclear power station and a large chemicals complex.

San Miguel de Allende has long attracted North American artists, retirees and tourists. Excellent birding also can be found in the city's arroyos, hillsides and parks.

Seasonal variation in birds involves distributional, behavioral, and phenetic changes. These changes increase the enjoyment of birding.

The Monterey Bay, California area brims with tourist attractions. One of the most popular, the Elkhorn Slough Safari, caters to photographers, birders and nature lovers.

Enjoy an approximately four and a half-mile country stroll in one of the most walkable cities in the world - a walk that includes the previous home of Princess Diana.

The area north of Swakopmund is littered with tourist attractions including salt mines, shipwrecks, lagoons and oil rigs as well as the Skeleton Coast National Park.

The Northumbrian coast is characterised by a series of gently curving bays punctuated by stony promontories. The longest indentation is that of Druridge Bay.

When spring arrives in the northeast USA, the earliest signs are subtle but incontrovertible. The natural world is waking as the days get longer.

La Meseta de Cacaxtla is a 125,000 acre natural reserve just an hour from Mazatlan. A small fishing village in the reserve offers estuary and tropical deciduous birding.