https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kqy9hxhUxK0?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Gulls are royalty amongst birds. Discuss. Well, I suspect most folk would disagree – aren’t gulls just the things that crap on your car, nick your chips, dive bomb you in the town and terrify the kids into dropping their ice cream? While there’s no doubt they can do all these things, there’s a …
Red-winged Blackbird — Hey, Ladies, Look At Me! — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. A few days ago, I posted an image of a male Red-winged Blackbird happily perching amidst a group of females. This is breeding season for these birds and the males are working overtime to attract as many […] …
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A Wise Duck Once Told Me “QUACK” And He Meant It! — Through Open Lens
F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 125. White-cheeked pintail Why did the student wear eye-glasses in math class? It improved DiVision! Interesting Fact: White-cheeked Pintail: Large, heavily spotted dark and light brown duck with striking white cheek patches, blue bill with bright red base, buff pointed tail. Legs and feet are blue-gray. Feeds on aquatic plants, small invertebrates. […] …
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For the Birds: That springtime feeling; (and Bird Quiz IV answer) — Birds of New England.com
I’ll start another series of photos tomorrow, but I figured I’d bridge the gap with the latest For the Birds column. The answer to yesterday’s Birding Quiz is at the bottom of this post. … Spring is in the air and it couldn’t have come at a better time with global anxiety sky high and […] …
Guardabosque Antioqueño/Chestnut-capped Piha/Lipaugus weberi [e] — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.105
Foto: Alejandro CartagenaNombre en español: Guardabosque Antioqueño Nombre en inglés: Chestnut-capped Piha Nombre científico: Lipaugus weberi Familia: Cotingidae Canto: Andrew SpencerEl arrierito antioqueño, guardabosques antioqueño o piha antioqueña (Lipaugus weberi), es una especie de ave paseriforme perteneciente al género Lipaugus de la familia Cotingidae. Es endémico de Colombia. Foto: Gerson PeñuelaDistribución y hábitat Se ha …
My Girl Keito, the Blue Headed Pionus
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Zambullidor Plateado/Silvery Grebe/Podiceps occipitalis — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.103
Foto: Nick AthanasNombre en español: Zambullidor Plateado Nombre en inglés: Silvery Grebe Nombre científico: Podiceps occipitalis Familia: Podicipedidae Canto: Peter BoesmanEl macá plateado (Podiceps occipitalis), también llamado zampullín blanquillo o blanquillo, es una especie de ave podicipediforme de la familia Podicipedidae habitante de gran parte del Cono Sur sudamericano. Distribución Nidifica en la Argentina, en …
I See Sky Of Blue! — Through Open Lens
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 320. Eastern Bluebird Imagine you are in a water tank with a roof. There are no objects in the tank to help you escape. How do you get out? Stop imagining. Interesting Fact: Males vying over territories chase each other at high speed, sometimes grappling with their feet, pulling at feathers with […] …
High Tide Interloper — Letter From Norfolk
A day or so after a full moon the tide will be high in the spring. Very high. At Sheringham there are seemingly always a couple of wintering Purple Sandpipers. They love the granite rocks that protect the seafront. More often than not they feed and shelter among them avoiding crashing waves with amazing skill. […] …
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Barn Swallows in Curl Curl — Birds in Sydney
While walking along the beach path at Curl Curl, I spotted a few little birds perched on the cables overhead. I snapped some shots and took them home to consult my bird book. At first I thought the birds were Welcome Swallows, but then I noticed the black band across the bird’s chest. I think […] …
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