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Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) Three eastern white pelicans with black-tipped wings take off from a muddy shoreline, wings outstretched, with blurred green vegetation in the background. A flock of emperor penguins on an ice field snow geese (Chen caerulescens) Illustrations of eight bird heads, each showing a different bill shape adapted for feeding: a hooked bill for tearing flesh on a red-tailed hawk, a cone-shaped bill for cracking seeds on a northern cardinal, a flat bill for catching fish on a roseate spoonbill, a spear-like bill for jabbing prey on a great blue heron, a chisel-like bill for digging insects on a northern flicker, a large pouch bill for scooping fish on a brown pelican, a narrow bill with toothlike edges for catching fish on a hoo Osprey catching a fish. bald eagles A peacock stands with its vibrant green and blue tail feathers fully fanned out in display, showing eye-like patterns across the plumage. Costa's hummingbird
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Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus)
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European white pelican
European white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) in flight.
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A flock of emperor penguins on an ice field
Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) have evolved to survive in bitterly...
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snow geese (Chen caerulescens)
Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) flying in V-formation.
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beaks
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Osprey catching a fish.
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bald eagles
Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in Homer, Alaska.
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Blue, or Indian, peacock (Pavo cristatus) displaying its resplendent feathers.
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Costa's hummingbird
Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) foraging for nectar in the bright red...
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