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Birds

Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

February 5, 2014 by Birdchick 7 Comments

I’m to the point that I wish all the Snowy Owls in the US this winter would head back north. Now. As Tracey Ullman...

Birds

Snowy Owls Caught a Ride to the Netherlands

February 4, 2014 by Corey No Comments

How dramatic has this winter’s Snowy Owl irruption been? How about so dramatic that nine birds caught a ride on a freighter and some...

Birds, Conservation

Wildlife Rehabber Ranting – With Photos

January 31, 2014 by Suzie 3 Comments

Oh, do I love it when I can get somebody else to write my blog for me. This one comes from Vonda Lee Morton,...

Birds

Lesbian Parakeets? Nanday Parakeets in Florida

January 29, 2014 by Corey 7 Comments

On my first day in Florida for the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival I landed at Orlando International Airport at about 9 AM,...

Birds

Well Adapted for a Plunge-diving Lifestyle

by Alfredo Begazo 2 Comments

Watching Humboldt seabirds on the cold waters off the coast of South America, I noticed that of them dive for their fish/food. Small birds...

Birds

Mating and Feeding Behavior of the Northern Shoveler

by Larry 4 Comments

The video above showing the pair bonding and precopulatory behavior of the Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) was shot from the photography bind at Colusa...

Birds

Mitochondrial mysteries and splitting-lumping Yellow-rumped Warblers

January 26, 2014 by David 1 Comment

The Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) complex is one of the most abundant and widespread representatives of the New World warbler family in North America,...