Nombre en español: Colibrí Grande de Cola Oliva Nombre en ingles: Violet-chested Hummingbird Nombre científico: Sternoclyta cyanopectus Familia: Trochilidae Foto: Enrique Ascanio Canto: Peter Boesman El colibrí pechiazul o colibrí grande de cola oliva3 (Sternoclyta cyanopectus), es una especie de ave de la familia Trochilidae, orden Apodiformes. Distribución y hábitat Vive en bosques lluviosos subtropicales …
I Been Feeling Puffy Lately! — Through Open Lens
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 200. Killdeer What do you call a belt with a watch on it? A waist of time. Interesting Fact: Killdeer nests are simple scrapes often placed on slight rises in their open habitats. Killdeer may make several scrapes not far away from each other before choosing one to lay in. The duplication […] …
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Birds of Georgetown: Woodpeckers — The Georgetown Metropolitan
https://www.youtube.com/embed/TLJCSSIQ1fI?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent This week on Birds of Georgetown, GM is exploring woodpeckers. Woodpeckers, for those not old enough to remember a certain famous cartoon, get their name from how they strike trees with their beak to find bugs to eat. Here in DC there are a few varieties you might see. (Although typically you hear them …
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Photo Capture # 74 – Red-headed Woodpecker — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Red-headed Woodpecker © HJ Ruiz – Avian101 via Photo Capture # 74 – Red-headed Woodpecker — H.J. Ruiz - Avian101
As blue as blue can be — nature has no boss
With snow still filling the landscape the male Mountain Bluebirds have arrived to stake out their territories and find the best nest boxes along a quiet bluebird trail. This handsome gentleman was quietly sitting on a fence post looking as blue as blue can be but in a very good handsome bluebird way. via As blue …
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Rare Bird Attacks, Kills Florida Man Who Fell in His Backyard — KTLA
A cassowary, a giant bird with long claws on each foot, killed its owner after he fell in the backyard of his Gainesville, Florida, home, officials told CNN. The bird’s owner, Marvin Hajos — who is 75, according to CNN affiliate WCJB — made the initial call to 911 Friday about 10 a.m. ET. A …
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Video: Eagle Watch at Big Bear Continues With 2nd of 2 Eggs Expected to Hatch as Early as Monday — KTLA
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5b2dUgK6VV4?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Big Bear Lake welcomed a new bald eaglet over the weekend, and a second appeared to be working its way out of its shell early Monday. A bald eagle named Jackie laid an egg on March 6 and another one on March 9 on National Forest land near the north shore of Big Bear Lake,… …
Bald Eagle Trio–2 Males, 1 Female–Are Parenting Eaglets in Illinois — KTLA
https://www.youtube.com/embed/hC4ZizXm3aU?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Tune into the live webcam of a bald eagles’ nest in Illinois, and you may see a rare sight: two dads and one mom tending three eaglets, reports the Washington Post. The webcam is courtesy of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge, and a post at Audubon explains just how unusual the situation …
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Vencejo Palmero/Fork-tailed Palm-Swift/Tachornis squamata — Un ave por día (751 especies hoy)
Nombre en español: Vencejo Palmero Nombre en ingles: Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Nombre científico: Tachornis squamata Familia: Apodidae Foto: Daniel Orozco/Vincent Vos Canto: Andrew Spencer El vencejillo tijereta (Tachornis squamata), también denominado vencejo palmero y vencejo tijereta de las palmas,3 es una especie de ave apodiforme de la familia Apodidae que vive en Sudamérica. Tachornis squamatailustración de …
Box 29 — nature has no boss
Last Sunday the wind was blowing hard but that did not deter these little Tree Swallows from spending their day looking for a suitable summer residence and it sure seemed like box 29 was high on their list of desirable homes. The competition was high and words of caution we flying as freely as these […] …
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