F/6.3, 1/125, ISO 250. Northern Cardinal What do you call two birds in love? Tweethearts ! Interesting Fact: Only a few female North American songbirds sing, but the female Northern Cardinal does, and often while sitting on the nest. This may give the male information about when to bring food to the nest. A mated […] …
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Here’s another hummingbird that isn’t called a “hummingbird.” It’s a Jacobin, instead. The White-necked Jacobin is a strikingly beautiful hummingbird. The male has a blue, green and black which a sharply defined white belly and a white band on the back of its neck. The female has a green back and head, but the throat […] …
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Foto: Dave Curtis (CC)Nombre en español: Colibrí de Goldman Nombre en inglés: Violet-capped Hummingbird Nombre científico: Goldmania violiceps Familia: Trochilidae Canto: Peter BoesmanEl colibrí de Goldman o tucusito de coronilla morada (Goldmania violiceps), es una especie de ave de la familia Trochilidae, orden Apodiformes. Distribución y hábitat Vive en Colombia y en Panamá, en bosques …
While this is a challenging time both globally at here at home, here at IBA Manitoba we are encouraging you to keep up with birding as we move into the spring! Below are some links that can bring a little birding into your day. Backyard Birding Whether you are a beginner or experienced birder, […] via …
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F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 250. Tree Swallow Why do ghosts ride in elevators? It keeps their spirits up. Interesting Fact: They bathe by flying low over the water and skimming their bodies against the surface, then rising quickly while shaking off droplets. ( https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tree_Swallow/lifehistory ) via OH SH*T! — Through Open Lens
F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 250. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Why did the boy take a ladder to school? It was a high school. Interesting Fact: Ruby-Crowned Kinglets make their nests in trees, occasionally as high up as 100 feet. Females choose a nest site near the tree trunk or suspended from small twigs and branchlets. Because of the …
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Foto: Ramiro RamirezNombre en español: Reinita Gorginaranja Nombre en inglés: Blackburnian Warbler Nombre científico: Setophaga fusca Familia: Parulidae Canto: Andrew SpencerLa reinita gorjinaranja (Setophaga fusca), también denominada reinita de fuego, reinita pechinaranja, reinita de Blackburn y cigüita del frío, es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Parulidae. Se reproduce en el este de …
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a full screen image. I’ve encountered quite a few young Red-tailed Hawks this year, during a period that began in late winter and running through about four weeks ago when we ceased our drives into rural southern Arizona due to […] …
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GUILLEMOT Uria Alger Words & pictures by Graham Stewart Normally found in Northern waters, the Guillemot is a bird that spends most of its time out at sea, only coming ashore to breed. It is a relative of the penguin that has retained the ability to fly. Once ashore the Guillemot nests in colonies on […] …
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