Blue legs and sunshine on an early spring day. An American Avocet foraging in the shallow waters with cattails still brown from the summer before. via Avocet — nature has no boss
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher — At Ease — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. One of the species that I see often on my morning walks is the Black-tailed Gnatcatcher. These minute birds (two could easily sit side by side in the palm of my hand) are busy early-morning foragers in …
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Notes on Mountain Bluebirds — Wickersham’s Conscience
Mountain Bluebirds, especially males, are on most folks’ short lists of favorite birds. That electric blue color, their early arrival in spring migration and the lovely song, explain why it is both Idaho’s and Nevada’s state bird. In the last quarter of the 20th century, Mountain Bluebirds were in slow decline across much of their […] …
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Reprise 10: Canyonland Roadrunner Captured on Film — SANTA MONICA BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY BLOG
Editor’s Note: Entry number ten in our tenth anniversary march of time was originally posted 4-1-12 and is fourteenth in overall popularity. It was the eagerly-awaited third installment in our SMBAS Monograph Series – Spring Quarter. *********************************************************** While the official consensus of the western American ornithological community is that there is only one form of […] …
Zafiro Colidorado/Golden-tailed Sapphire/Chrysuronia oenone — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.132
Foto: Nick AthanasNombre en español: Zafiro Colidorado Nombre en inglés: Golden-tailed Sapphire Nombre científico: Chrysuronia oenone Familia: Trochilidae Canto: Peter BoesmanEl zafiro colidorado (Chrysuronia oenone) también denominado colibrí cola de oro es una especie de ave en la familia Trochilidae Foto: Nick AthanasDistribución y hábitat Se lo encuentra en Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Trinidad …
Willet — Wilder Alaska
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IBA Manitoba Spring Webinar Series — Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program
I am excited to announce the first webinar of a new series held by the Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program. Although we cannot hold a spring shorebird workshop in-person this year, please join us electronically to learn or brush up on your shorebird identification skills with Dr. Christian Artuso. Dr. Christian Artuso is dedicated ornithologist […] …
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Pyrrhuloxia On Cholla — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. The other day I posted an image of a Pyrrhuloxia, a close cousin to the Northern Cardinal. This is a species that is more specialized than the cardinal, thriving in a desert habitat. In recent weeks […] via …
Photography of Birds – Set # 30 — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Set # 30 Black-necked Stilt Everytime I see this bird it makes me smile, in my mind is like seeing a toy animated. It looks, unreal. I like them very much. White-tufted Grebe This lovely White-tufted Grebe, is very active, a great swimmer and diver. They are always present in most marshes. © HJ Ruiz […] …
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Return of Bird of the Week: Sapphire-throated Hummingbird — Wickersham’s Conscience
This is a remarkably beautiful species that really, really doesn’t want WC to photograph it. This photo illustrates what WC means: You can get an idea how handsome this male is, but the bill and part of the tail are partially obscured by the leaves and, in a recurrence of WC’s long-standing bird photography curse, […] …
The Northern Herper 
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