Some of the wintering birds have left, but many remain, and our breeding birds are arriving. The air may be filled with swallows. Grebes, loons, pelicans, ducks, egrets, hawks, shorebirds, flycatchers, orioles, finches, ad infinitum. Some of the great birds we’ve had in April are: Brant, Clark’s Grebe, Osprey, American Kestrel, Virginia Rail, Sora, Snowy […] …
Love in the air — Le Drake Noir
Alsace – Spirit and hormones unfold, along with the flowers down on the ground. via Love in the air — Le Drake Noir
Spring on North Beach – Red Knots and more! — SIB
Spring is an amazing and important time for our Seabrook Island shorebirds! Migrating Red Knots are here in growing numbers. After wintering with us, Piping Plovers are heading north to breed. Least Terns, Wilson’s Plovers, and other shorebirds are getting ready to mate and possibly nest on North Beach. It’s a time to enjoy the […] …
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Mountain Bluebird — nature has no boss
A Mountain Bluebird with a Killdeer behind forage for insects that thrive in the warm waters of a Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. The warm waters provide food for birds that have arrived early this year before the spring thaw. via Mountain Bluebird — nature has no boss
Picaflor Rabiazul/Black-throated Flowerpiercer/Diglossa brunneiventris — #UnAvePorDía (765 especies hoy)
Nombre en español: Picaflor Rabiazul Nombre en ingles: Black-throated Flowerpiercer Nombre científico: Diglossa brunneiventris Familia: Thraupidae Foto: Rodrigo Gaviria Canto: Andrew Spencer El comesebo negro1 (Diglossa brunneiventris), es una especie de ave de la familia Thraupidae. Mide 14 cm. Se le encuentra en Bolivia, Chile, Colombia y Perú. Sus hábitats naturales son los bosques nubosos …
Heron Fishing the Scrapes — The Wilden Marsh Blog
Heron fishing the scrapes The post Heron Fishing the Scrapes appeared first on The Wilden Marsh Blog. via Heron Fishing the Scrapes — The Wilden Marsh Blog
Western Scrub Jay — nature has no boss
Blue blue sky and a bright blue bird. Western Scrub Jay keeping a watchful eye on us as she enjoyed an afternoon snack. For the next couple of weeks we will be posting some of our favorite posts from the past as we take a small respite from the digital world. via Western Scrub Jay — …
Colibrí Grande de Cola Oliva/Violet-chested Hummingbird/Sternoclyta cyanopectus — #UnAvePorDía (756 especies hoy)
Nombre en español: Colibrí Grande de Cola Oliva Nombre en ingles: Violet-chested Hummingbird Nombre científico: Sternoclyta cyanopectus Familia: Trochilidae Foto: Enrique Ascanio Canto: Peter Boesman El colibrí pechiazul o colibrí grande de cola oliva3 (Sternoclyta cyanopectus), es una especie de ave de la familia Trochilidae, orden Apodiformes. Distribución y hábitat Vive en bosques lluviosos subtropicales …
Birds of Georgetown: Woodpeckers — The Georgetown Metropolitan
https://www.youtube.com/embed/TLJCSSIQ1fI?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent This week on Birds of Georgetown, GM is exploring woodpeckers. Woodpeckers, for those not old enough to remember a certain famous cartoon, get their name from how they strike trees with their beak to find bugs to eat. Here in DC there are a few varieties you might see. (Although typically you hear them …
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Photo Capture # 74 – Red-headed Woodpecker — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Red-headed Woodpecker © HJ Ruiz – Avian101 via Photo Capture # 74 – Red-headed Woodpecker — H.J. Ruiz - Avian101
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