A lone merganser chick hitching a ride on the Mom-Merganser ferry.All Aboard — nature has no boss
I Swear, I Am One Cocktail Away From Telling Everyone What I Really Think! — Through Open Lens
F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 160. Least Sandpiper A Sandwich walks into a bar. The bartender says “Sorry, we don’t serve food here” Interesting Fact: Researchers studying Least Sandpipers discovered a new feeding mechanism. While probing damp mud with their bills, the sandpipers use the surface tension of the water to transport prey quickly from their bill …
I want oatmeal, says the cupboard monster
Colibris del Holler II~ —
Hovering in mid flight, reaching speeds of 60 mph, with a tongue that is longer than their body, the only bird in the world that can fly backwards and upside down, weighing about a tenth of an ounce, and battling for turf and territory daily with their lethal spear beaks, hummers are flying, works of […]Colibris …
Western Kingbird, Displaying Its Crest (Just A Bit) — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Recently, I made some images of a Western Kingbird sitting on a wire fence in Sonoita’s grasslands. I was pleased with the images: the lighting is nice and the bird posed prettily for me. It was […]Western Kingbird, …
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Photography of Birds – Set # 102 — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Set # 102 Willet Ruddy turnstones engage in a variety of behaviours to locate and capture prey. These behaviors can be placed into six general categories: Routing — The turnstone manipulates piles of seaweed through flicking, bulldozing, and pecking to expose small crustaceans or gastropod molluscs hidden underneath. Turning stones — As suggested by its […]Photography …
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Cacatúa Ninfa/Cockatiel/Nymphicus hollandicus — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.228
Foto: Nick AthanasNombre en español: Cacatúa Ninfa Nombre en inglés: Cockatiel Nombre científico: Nymphicus hollandicus Familia: Psittaculidae Canto: Frank LambertLa cacatúa ninfa, cocotilla o carolina (Nymphicus hollandicus) es una especie de ave psitaciforme de la familia de las cacatúas (Cacatuidae) y única especie del género Nymphicus. Es una especie endémica de Australia y una de …
Bonaparte’s Gull — Wilder Alaska
Bonaparte’s Gull — Wilder Alaska
Gila Woodpecker — Fledgling — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Louisa and I were driving on a dirt road in high desert a couple of weeks ago when I saw a Gila Woodpecker sitting on a fencepost. The bird seemed to be engrossed with the post, pecking at it. Normally, Gilas are pretty […]Gila …
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Acorn Woodpecker — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. There are some species that cause me to smile when I see them. One of these certainly is the Acorn Woodpecker. These birds are so lively, so engaging, that their presence ought to lighten anyone’s mood. Acorn […]Acorn …
The Northern Herper 
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