Approximately 40 species of snakes occur in Alabama, and only six of these are venomous. Yet these six attract a lot of attention. Get a cro...
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Learn about hardwood timber value and several common management techniques that can be used to improve hardwood timber profits. Since consid...
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Take a minute to think about why you own land. Is it to pass on to your children and grandchildren? Outdoor recreation? Because you enjoy th...
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*This is an excerpt from Common Birds of Prey of Alabama, ANR – 1386
The great horned owl is the largest and probably most common owl s...
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*This is an excerpt from Common Birds of Prey of Alabama, ANR – 1386.
Most commonly associated with barns and other structures built by...
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*This is an excerpt from Common Birds of Prey of Alabama, ANR – 1386.
Though found year round throughout most of the contiguous United ...
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*This is an excerpt from Common Birds of Prey of Alabama, ANR – 1386.
Though most raptors hunt from high above, the northern harrier is...
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A bird of prey is any bird that hunts other animals and they are often called raptors. Learn the different types of raptors found in...
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*This is an excerpt from Common Birds of Prey of Alabama, ANR – 1386.
Typically about half the size of the red-tailed hawk, the red-sho...
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*This is an excerpt from Common Birds of Prey of Alabama, ANR – 1386.
The swallow-tailed kite is listed as a species of high conservati...
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*This is an excerpt from Common Birds of Prey of Alabama, ANR – 1386.
Feeding exclusively on fish, ospreys are usually found along coas...
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*This is an excerpt from Common Birds of Prey of Alabama, ANR-1386.
Given its status as the national symbol, the bald eagle is one of the...
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