Nombre en español: Periquito Barrado Nombre en ingles: Barred Parakeet Nombre científico: Bolborhynchus lineola Familia: Psittacidae Foto: Daniel Orozco Canto: Andrew Spencer El perico barreteado, catita barrada o cinarero, también conocido como la catita lineada o perico rayado (Bolborhynchus lineola) es una especie de ave de la familia de los loros (Psittacidae) originaria del sur …
Greetings from Pillsbury State Park — Birds of New England.com
The recent camping trip to Pillsbury State Park in New Hampshire was a blast, as expected, with good birding every day of the outing. The loons, of course, were the highlight and we heard them from our waterfront campsite day and night. One morning — the one when it wasn’t raining — I got great […] …
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Little Downey Head — nature has no boss
A young male Downey Headed Woodpecker learning the ropes on a local tree. via Little Downey Head — nature has no boss
The Killdeer Saga, Part 3 — Elizabeth River Bird Blog
Let me set the stage here, which might be helpful, especially for those of you who haven’t read parts 1 and 2. I’ve followed a Money Point, Chesapeake, VA Killdeer family since early March 2019. They built their first nest and had their first 4-egg clutch on abandoned railroad tracks there. Typical Killdeer. Those eggs […] …
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So High! — Through Open Lens
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 320. Hispaniolan Amazon Parrot What did the cat say after eating two robins lying in the sun? I just love baskin’ robins. Interesting Fact: As with other amazons, it prefers forested areas where food is plentiful. This parrot lives in the wood forests in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. However over the …
Beat the Heat & Join SIB for our Movie Matinee — SIB
Sign Up Today Beat the heat and join us for SIB’s fourth movie matinee when we will present a double-header. First up will be The Egg: Life’s Perfect Invention, a 53-minute episode from PBS Nature. How is an egg made? Why are they the shape they are? And perhaps most importantly, why lay an egg […] …
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Págalo Parásito/Parasitic Jaeger-Arctic Skua/Stercorarius parasiticus — Birds Colombia: 811 especies hoy
Nombre en español: Págalo Parásito Nombre en ingles: Parasitic Jaeger-Arctic Skua Nombre científico: Stercorarius parasiticus Familia: Stercorariidae Foto: Francisco Piedrahita Canto: Stanislas Wrosa El págalo parásito, escúa ártico, salteador parásito o salteador parasítico (Stercorarius parasiticus) es una especie de ave caradriforme de la familia Stercorariidae. Localización y características Es un ave marina que vive en …
Linen Drawer Confidential
Mom's chocolate stash uncovered, I'm going to hold the chocolate for ransom until I get my almond! Seriously mom, the kitchen linen drawer is NOT the place to hide anything that decadent... maybe try the livingroom behind the dusty books 🙂
Acorn Woodpecker — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Today I’m featuring one of the more engaging species of birds that I photographed on Mt. Lemmon’s upper slopes. This is the Acorn Woodpecker. This species is native to northern Mexico’s mountains, southern Arizona and New Mexico, […] …
grass, sky and wire — nature has no boss
Along a quiet road with fresh grass and a subdued sky a bird balances on barbed wire in a place where the wind forever blows. Western Wyoming via grass, sky and wire — nature has no boss
The Northern Herper 
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