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Mexico creates nearly 150 urban gardens to attract hummingbirds — Life & Soul Magazine
Nearly 150 urban gardens have been created in Mexico to attract hummingbirds that have seen their natural habitat gradually destroyed due to human settlements and climate change. The country, which is home to 58 different species, has seen half of its 13 endemic species at risk of extinction as cities sprawl. The Urban Gardens project […] …
Blue Plumage — Tails of a Twitcher
The color blue is commonly found in nature. Many varieties of birds found in our own backyards exhibit a shade of blue. While some colors in plumage are the result of a pigment, the blue in feathers is due to their structure. Light refracts off of the feather proteins and we see it as blue. […] …
Eastern Meadowlark, Displaying — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Regular readers of this blog know that I make occasional trips to the grasslands of Sonoita, about 50 miles southeast of Tucson. The terrain and habitat there, open country with miles of grass-covered prairies, is very different […] …
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Spring – an important time for Seabrook shorebirds! — SIB
Migrating Red Knots will be arriving. Piping Plovers will head north to breed. Least Terns, Wilson’s Plovers, and other shorebirds will mate and possibly nest on North Beach. It’s a time to enjoy their splendors, understand their challenges, and be extra careful when on the beach – give them space to rest, feed, and nest, […] …
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Action Alert: Migratory Bird Treaty Act Under Threat — American Ornithological Society
For more than a century, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) has helped ensure that we can continue to study and enjoy birds in North America by flatly prohibiting the unauthorized “taking” of migratory birds. 896 more words via Action Alert: Migratory Bird Treaty Act Under Threat — American Ornithological Society
Royal Tern — Wilder Alaska
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For the Birds: Bluebirds of my own — Birds of New England.com
Here is the latest For the Birds column, which runs weekly in several New England newspaper. Sorry, but I have to go back to writing about bluebirds. After several weeks of writing about bluebirds that other people had in their yards, I finally got some of my own. I would imagine no apology is necessary, […] …
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Birds of the Mississippi River Delta | Cornell Lab of Ornithology — SANTA MONICA BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY BLOG
John Fitzpatrick, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, takes us on a bird-tour of the Mississippi River Delta. The Louisiana wetlands that they call home are fast disappearing. A film from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking …
American Kestrel (Female) — Watching Me Closely — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. The other day I encountered a female American Kestrel. She perched on a utility wire, sheltered by a pole’s crossbeam. Normally, kestrels are among the jumpiest of birds, flying at the slightest provocation when approached. However, this […] …
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