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Location, Location

June 4, 2015 by Alfredo Begazo No Comments

Nest predation is the driving force of nest site selection by bird. Generally the more exposed the egg are, the more hidden or camouflaged...

Trips

Birding Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware

June 3, 2015 by Corey 1 Comment

Over Memorial Day weekend (23-25 May) my family and I spent the weekend along the Delaware shore enjoying the beaches, natural areas, and tourist...

Birds

A Juvenile Nuttall’s Woodpecker Visits the Garden

by Larry 6 Comments

The Nuttall’s Woodpecker’s (Picoides nattallii) diet consists mainly of (about 80%) insects, primarily captured by probing and gleaning from tree bark. They also dine on...

Trips

Birding Botswana’s Borders

by Duncan 7 Comments

I’ve never been one to be overly concerned about whether a bird “counts”. People, and organisations, have complex and elaborate rules about whether a...

Reviews

Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

June 2, 2015 by Donna 4 Comments

Producing a book about birds and nesting is a dangerous business. First of all, there is the cuteness factor. The truth is that there...

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Just like in people, yawning is contagious in birds

June 1, 2015 by Meredith Mann No Comments

Apologies in advance for the ridiculous amount of yawns that reading this post will engender. (Our first victim appears to be the Ring-billed Gull above,...