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Photos Hunting, fishing or simply taking in the wonders of nature are gifts for those who explore Central New York. Photo Essay » "Images 2012: Outdoors" Videos » Common Tern Nesting Grounds: An uncommon adventure. » Coyote Hunting with Jeff Brown: Jeff Brown and his friend, Vince Fusco, (the guy with mustache and beard) went coyote hunting Monday...

View full size Two shore birds lock beaks during a fight in a pool along Wildlife Drive at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. These shore birds are of the Greater Yellowlegs breed and nest in upper Canada and southern Alaska May through August. The bird migration through the refuge will start to peak in about three to four weeks. Mike Greenlar, The Post-Standard

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Hunting, fishing or simply taking in the wonders of nature are gifts for those who explore Central New York.

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» "Images 2012: Outdoors"

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» Common Tern Nesting Grounds: An uncommon adventure.

» Coyote Hunting with Jeff Brown: Jeff Brown and his friend, Vince Fusco, (the guy with mustache and beard) went coyote hunting Monday morning in rural land just outside of Cazenovia. They used a radio-controlled predator call device (which imitates a wounded animal such as a rabbit) and set themselves set themselves up off to the side, waiting for the coyotes to show. They dress up in mostly white camo to blend in with the snow. They tried three different locations. No coyotes were taken Monday, but the two have shot some nice-sized ones in recent outings.

» Empire Buffalo: Empire Buffalo is a 90-acre farm east of Chittenango which is home to a breeding herd of 22 buffalo. It was started a couple of years ago by Joe Lazarsky and Aileen Randolph.

» DEC Checking Spawning Rainbow Trout: Ian Blackburn, a senior fish and wildlife tech with the DEC, talks about the department’s effort in catching, examining and measuring rainbow trout stopped at the Cayuga Inlet Fishway, in Ithaca. The fish are then released so they can migrate up the Cayuga inlet to spawn or to be caught by fishermen during trout season. Also in the video are Jeff Robins, a senior aquatic biologist with the DEC, and Keith Hunter, of Newfield, a volunteer.

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