F/6.3, 1/640, ISO 200. Monk Parakeets What is a parrot’s favorite game? Hide and Speak! Interesting Fact: In their native Argentina, Monk Parakeets sometimes adopt old nests of other species. Some ornithologists have suggested that this behavior may have been the first step, evolutionarily speaking, to transitioning from nesting in tree cavities to constructing stick […] …
Wayne & Waynetta
via Wayne and Waynetta — The Wilden Marsh Blog
So Much Snow — The Wild Horses of Alberta Society
Winter is not letting up in wild horse country. Temperatures are consistently cold and the snow is accumulating. This yearling has found some grass under the pine trees and the horses are starting to have to roam quite a bit in order to find sufficient feed. This stallion sought shelter and feed under a mature […] …
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Waiting … — Light Touch
via Waiting … — Light Touch
Together — leaf and twig
taking in sunshine in the warmth of each other via Together — leaf and twig
Florida’s Long-Lost Wild Flamingos Were Hiding In Plain Sight
Scientists thought Florida's native flamingo population had been hunted out of existence by the 19th century plume trade. A new study suggests the birds have been there all along.(Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) via Florida's Long-Lost Wild Flamingos Were Hiding In Plain Sight — News : NPR
Bird feeder blitz
You have to give squirrels full marks for perseverance. This fellow tested my patience several times earlier today, but eventually, I conceded. After all that effort and acrobatics, to the victor goes the spoils!
Kaleidoscope of beauty
The sun really brings out Keito's greens, blues and coppers.
Nobody will find us here…
A previously unknown “supercolony” of more than 1.5 million penguins has been discovered by scientists in the Danger Islands, a chain of nine islands located off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Professors from Stony Brook University in New York say they discovered the enormous colony of Adélie Penguins, which live on the Antarctic… via …
Chickadee
A little eye to eye with a Black Capped Chickadee on a chilly and snowy afternoon. via Who Me? — nature has no boss
The Northern Herper 
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