You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Each autumn I eagerly anticipate the arrival of Ferruginous Hawks in our area. I love to photograph these big hawks. However, this year has been a disappointment. I’ve visited all of the usual haunts where I can […] …
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Why? To help birds at risk: Seabrook Island sits at a critical junction for a number of shorebird species! During the spring, birds like Piping Plovers and Red Knots need our beaches to pack on weight in preparation for migration. Birds fitted with transmitters have proven that some Red Knots, as part of their 9.300 […] …
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Nombre en español: Espatulilla Cabecinegra Nombre en ingles: Black-headed Tody-Flycatcher Nombre científico: Todirostrum nigriceps Familia: Tyrannidae El titirijí cabecinegro (en Venezuela) (Todirostrum nigriceps), también denominado titirijí de cabeza negra o espatulilla cabecinegra (en Costa Rica y Colombia), es una especie de ave paseriforme perteneciente al género Todirostrum integrado en la familia Tyrannidae. Es nativo de …
Among birders, at least, one of the most famous individual birds in the world is Wisdom. Wisdom is a female Laysan Albatross, a species that spends almost all of its life at sea. Wisdom comes to shore on Midway Island, near the center of the Pacific Ocean, only to breed. Wisdom is the oldest banded […] …
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Click here to read the January 2020 Western Water News from Audubon. Here’s an excerpt: Western Water News UPDATE: New Federal Rule Reduces Protections for Water in the West, Harming People and Birds The Trump Administration’s revised Waters of the United States rule shrinks the number of waterways protected under the Clean Water Act. UPDATE […] …
F/5.6, 1/80, ISO 200. Anna’s Hummingbird Why did the computer break up with the internet? There was no “Connection”. Interesting Fact: The dive display of the Anna’s Hummingbird lasts about 12 seconds, and the male may fly to a height of 40 m (131 feet) during the display. He starts by hovering two to four […] …
The depths of Winter and loads of birds. It’s frightening how many there are. I don’t even want to think about it! 60 to 75 species likely. A quiet beach on a cool, quiet day. Dress in layers for cool weather, wind or fog. Some of the great birds we’ve had in January are: American …
You may have heard of the disappearance of the well-known conservationist that has been protecting the monarch butterflies that migrate to Mexico and winter there. Homero Gomez was last seen on January 13th. Monarchs have a number of threats including illegal logging that reduces the size of their winter habitat in Michoacán. I recently finished […] …
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Roseate Spoonbill © HJ Ruiz – Avian101 via Photo Capture # 198 – Roseate Spoonbill — H.J. Ruiz - Avian101
Hey guys, welcome back! The color blue. It has a very interesting history. Pretty sure I mentioned it before, way back when we did blue jay. But the color blue is actually quite rare in nature. This is a pretty good video that briefly summarizes it. Blue is the first thing you see when you […] …
The Northern Herper 
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