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flamingos (which are pink). The red-winged blackbird has red stripes on its black body. Robins have red breasts. Orange Birds The oriole is the best known orange bird. Yellow Birds Yellow birds include the goldfinch, siskin, and flickers. Green Birds Strangely, green is an unusual color in birds, even though who live in grasslands.

Only a few birds have green feathers. Blue Birds Of course the bluebird heads this list, as well as blue jays. Purple Birds While the purple finch should be purple, it is more reddish than purple. Grey Birds The catbird is a greyish bird that is robin-sized. Black Birds The blackbird is black, as is the raven and crow. Vultures also have black bodies. Brown Birds Many birds are brown, as this color helps them to blend in with their surroundings. Most game birds and ducks are brown, as are finches. White Birds Seagulls and eagles are white in color.

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Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Hidden creeks flow to the ocean (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

You may not notice them as they meander, quietly, behind our parks and our streets and near our homes, carrying water to our estuaries, bays and to the ocean.

Navasota Examiner (Navasota Examiner)

(ARA) - First-time buyers account for a third of all-terrain vehicle sales each year. As with any major purchase, a little education can go a long way towards helping you get the best possible deal for your money.

Tips for Road Trips With Pets (Crestline Courier)

(ARA) - Bringing the family pet along on a road trip may seem like a good idea - you don't have to ask friends or family to look after your pet and you can avoid the costs and concerns that go with boarding and kennels.

Local resident to join birders in tracking feathered friends (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)

LOVELAND - When it comes to tracking birds over the winter, Cornell Lab of Ornithology in New York has eyes just about everywhere in the United States, including Loveland.

The Arcata Eye Interviews: City Council Candidate Geronimo Garcia – October 28, 2008 (The Arcata Eye)

Eye: Places to stay. Do you like couch surf or just camp or... Garcia: I prefer to sleep on my bed which is my experiment that I do. Like ….experiment because I can’t fit much in to where I want to put it so I end up parking in a backyard and sleeping on a couch or something.