A collection of articles about the Piping Plover pair – now dubbed Monty & Rose – who nested and raised chicks on Chicago’s Montrose Beach in 2019, and have returned again this year. The most recent prior hatching in the Chicago area was in 1955. Both Piping Plovers and Western Snowy Plovers are classified as […] …
Continue reading "Piping Plovers nest on Chicago beach — SANTA MONICA BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY BLOG"
Der hinkende Paul Während die anderen Dohlen meistens in einer lebenslangen Paarge-meinschaft leben, ist er ein Einzelgänger. Er gehört sonst aber wohl zu einer großen Famile. Wenn es im Herbst langsam dunkel wird, kann ich beob-achten, wie er sich seiner Familie anschließt, um in den nahen Bäumen zu schlafen . Diese Beobachtung kann man im […] …
Is there anything more romantic than shoving a few dried mealworms into your mate’s mouth? Not if you’re a bluebird. “My” bluebirds are still coming around daily. For the past few days, I’ve watched the male feeding the female, even though she could easily get her own mealworms a few feet away. What fun would […] …
Continue reading "For the Birds: Romance with mealworms — Birds of New England.com"
Bird life at the tiny forest pond. Birds sing a lot, the only exception is when they eat – when they are nervous, when they are happy and when they are in love. Maybe we humans sing too little.? via Song of life from a beak — Le Drake Noir
This little fuzzball is just learning to fly and hence spent a bit of time on the ground this day. via Fuzzball — nature has no boss
F/5.6, 1/200, ISO 100. Canada Goose Goslings What do you get when you cross fish and an elephant? Swimming trunks. Interesting Fact: Young often remain with their parents for their entire first year, especially in the larger subspecies. As summer wanes birds become more social; they may gather in large numbers at food sources; where […] …
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via Spring Ptarmigan — Wilder Alaska
Although there seems to be endless content to watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and others, you might be ready to try something different! Last Wednesday night, we watched Episode 3 of Audubon’s weekly live series I Saw A Bird: Audubon’s Spring Migration Show. Special guests included Tony- and Emmy-award winning actress, wildlife advocate, and …
I am not sure what kind of insect this male Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) had caught, but he seemed pretty proud of himself yesterday at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. When I first spotted him, the bluebird was perched on the roof of a nesting box. I suspect that there may be a female and …
Editor’s Note: Entry number eleven in our tenth anniversary blog tour ran March 19, 2019 and is eighth in popularity. I found it on BirdChat (National Birding Hotline Cooperative) to which I subscribe and recommend, and loved it. Author Eran Tomer gave me permission to reprint it, I added some formatting and photos, and it […] …
The Northern Herper 
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