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Homer hosts the Kachemak Bay Shorebird festival, which was established in 1993 by a group of Homer residents who wished to educate the public about shorebirds and the wetlands the birds inhabit. [20] Today, the festival is sponsored by Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges.
Grays Harbor is designated as a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network Site, recognizing this internationally significant shorebird habitat. Although the refuge occupies only two percent of the intertidal habitat of Grays Harbor, it hosts up to 50 percent of the shorebirds that stage in the estuary.
Charadriiformes (/ k ə ˈ r æ d r i. ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, from Charadrius, the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds.It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world.
Richard Gere stepped out for the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival with his wife Alejandra Silva and his eldest son, Homer.. Homer James Jigme Gere, 24, joined his father on the red carpet for the ...
Waterfowl flyways in the United States. The Atlantic Flyway is in violet. The Atlantic Flyway is a major north-south flyway for migratory birds in North America. The route generally starts in Greenland, then follows the Atlantic coast of Canada, then south down the Atlantic Coast of the United States to the tropical areas of South America and the Caribbean. [1]
The 74-year-old actor attended the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in France on May 17. At the event, he was photographed alongside his eldest son, 24-year-old Homer Gere, and his wife, publicist ...
The Odwira Festival is celebrated by the people of Akropong-Akuapim, Aburi, Larteh, and Mamfe. This is celebrated annually in the month of September and October. The festival celebrates a historic victory over the Ashanti’s in 1826. [2] This was the battle of Katamansu near Dodowa. It was first celebrated in October 1826.
Its disproportionally long bill curves downward and measures 11.3–21.9 cm (4 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 8 + 5 ⁄ 8 in), and rivals the bill of the larger-bodied Far Eastern curlew as the longest bill of any shorebird. [4] Individuals have a long neck and a small head. The neck and underparts are a light cinnamon in color, while the crown is streaked with ...