GUILLEMOT Uria Alger Words & pictures by Graham Stewart Normally found in Northern waters, the Guillemot is a bird that spends most of its time out at sea, only coming ashore to breed. It is a relative of the penguin that has retained the ability to fly. Once ashore the Guillemot nests in colonies on […] …
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it’s much too soon to start a nest dear it always snows in April via Mourning Doves In The Afternoon — leaf and twig
Foto: Arcadio MarinNombre en español: Piranga Alinegra Nombre en inglés: Scarlet Tanager Nombre científico: Piranga olivacea Familia: Cardinalidae Canto: Andrew SpencerLa tángara rojinegra migratoria (Piranga olivacea) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Cardinalidae (aunque algunas fuentes sitúan su género, Piranga, en Thraupidae). Mide aproximadamente 17 cm y pesa de 23 a 33 …
Here’s a hummingbird species whose tail is even longer than its name. The tail of a Black-tailed Trainbearer – a pretty cool name for this species – is half again as long as its body. Perhaps to compensate, it has one of the shortest bills of the hummingbirds. The species favors open areas, gardens and […] …
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Its nest is composed of the frailest materials, and is light and small in proportion to the size of the bird. ~John James Audubon on the nest of what he called the Blue-grey Fly-catcher A friend and co-worker of Melissa says the wispy call of the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) sounds like a faint “Steve”. […] …
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You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Although I’ve temporarily ceased my automobile-based wildlife hunts, I haven’t by any means quit looking for images to post. In recent days I’ve been taking long, solitary walks in our neighborhood, looking for wildlife to photograph. Our […] …
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kqy9hxhUxK0?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Gulls are royalty amongst birds. Discuss. Well, I suspect most folk would disagree – aren’t gulls just the things that crap on your car, nick your chips, dive bomb you in the town and terrify the kids into dropping their ice cream? While there’s no doubt they can do all these things, there’s a …
F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 125. White-cheeked pintail Why did the student wear eye-glasses in math class? It improved DiVision! Interesting Fact: White-cheeked Pintail: Large, heavily spotted dark and light brown duck with striking white cheek patches, blue bill with bright red base, buff pointed tail. Legs and feet are blue-gray. Feeds on aquatic plants, small invertebrates. […] …
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Nup! There’s no photo from my archives today. I’ve been too busy. Standing on my balcony. Breathing the fresh air. Doing my daily exercise. Breathing in. Breathing out. Admiring the young eucalyptus trees lined up in front of all our balconies. These young trees were level with the balcony fence when I moved […] via # …
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The Northern Herper 
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