Unexpectedly saw 3 bald eagles the other day chasing each other. I estimated them to be at least 2,000ft away by the time I took this shot with my 600mm lens. #baldeagle #birds
October 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Unexpectedly saw 3 bald eagles the other day chasing each other. I estimated them to be at least 2,000ft away by the time I took this shot with my 600mm lens. #baldeagle #birds
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Our 2-year old male 5H3 landed briefly on one of our nest platforms in the harbour yesterday evening. Good to know he’s still about @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Our 2-year old male 5H3 landed briefly on one of our nest platforms in the harbour yesterday evening. Good to know he’s still about @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @ukoi.bsky.social
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Red-winged blackbirds typically return from their winter migration in late Feb. to March, with males arriving first to establish territories before the females. breeding grounds in northern areas of the USA and Canada. (Wikipedia, centerofthewest.org/...) #birds #redwingedblackbird
July 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Red-winged blackbirds typically return from their winter migration in late Feb. to March, with males arriving first to establish territories before the females. breeding grounds in northern areas of the USA and Canada. (Wikipedia, centerofthewest.org/...) #birds #redwingedblackbird
According to @wikimediafoundation.org, “the yellow-crowned night heron is a stocky wading bird, 1 ft 10 in to 2 ft 4 in long, with a wingspan of 3 ft 4 in to 3 ft 8 in.” #birds #heron #yellowcrowednightheron
July 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
According to @wikimediafoundation.org, “the yellow-crowned night heron is a stocky wading bird, 1 ft 10 in to 2 ft 4 in long, with a wingspan of 3 ft 4 in to 3 ft 8 in.” #birds #heron #yellowcrowednightheron
“Three separate studies estimated that an adult Osprey needs approximately 400 g (0.88 lb) of fish meat per day to meet its energy needs.” (avianreport.com/osprey-feeding) #osprey #birds
July 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“Three separate studies estimated that an adult Osprey needs approximately 400 g (0.88 lb) of fish meat per day to meet its energy needs.” (avianreport.com/osprey-feeding) #osprey #birds
Tree Swallows “feed from dawn to dusk in sheltered areas full of flying insects, usually foraging no more than 40 feet from the ground.” (Source: allaboutbirds.org) #birds #treeswallow
May 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Tree Swallows “feed from dawn to dusk in sheltered areas full of flying insects, usually foraging no more than 40 feet from the ground.” (Source: allaboutbirds.org) #birds #treeswallow
Next time you see a robin on your lawn, observe how it listens to the ground. Canadian biologists found that robins can hear worms moving beneath the soil. They confirmed this by testing sensory cues.
(www.lib.montana.edu/...)
(www.lib.montana.edu/...)
December 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Next time you see a robin on your lawn, observe how it listens to the ground. Canadian biologists found that robins can hear worms moving beneath the soil. They confirmed this by testing sensory cues.
(www.lib.montana.edu/...)
(www.lib.montana.edu/...)
G. Burghardt, evolutionary psychologist, defines play as repeated, non-functional, spont., & rewarding behavior, mimicking adaptive actions w/o immediate purpose. It arises in low-stress, well-fed states, revealing its often-overlooked complexity & significance. (Bird Way by J. Ackerman, pg. 154)
December 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM
G. Burghardt, evolutionary psychologist, defines play as repeated, non-functional, spont., & rewarding behavior, mimicking adaptive actions w/o immediate purpose. It arises in low-stress, well-fed states, revealing its often-overlooked complexity & significance. (Bird Way by J. Ackerman, pg. 154)
Birds mimic for mating, using complex songs to show fitness. Some species also mimic to deceive rivals or predators, stealing food or scaring threats. Male lyrebirds even manipulate mates during copulation by triggering a "freeze" response with alarm calls. (The Bird Way by J. Ackerman, pg. 79-86)
December 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Birds mimic for mating, using complex songs to show fitness. Some species also mimic to deceive rivals or predators, stealing food or scaring threats. Male lyrebirds even manipulate mates during copulation by triggering a "freeze" response with alarm calls. (The Bird Way by J. Ackerman, pg. 79-86)
Smaller birds like tits and nuthatches can fight off larger birds like owls and hawks by mobbing them. It may also be used to teach young birds to identify predators, scientists opined.
(Source: #Birdpedia by C. Leahy, pages 156-7)
(Source: #Birdpedia by C. Leahy, pages 156-7)
November 27, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Smaller birds like tits and nuthatches can fight off larger birds like owls and hawks by mobbing them. It may also be used to teach young birds to identify predators, scientists opined.
(Source: #Birdpedia by C. Leahy, pages 156-7)
(Source: #Birdpedia by C. Leahy, pages 156-7)
Birds don't fart because, according to Mark Murray, a vet at the Monterey Aquarium, they lack the gas-producing bacteria in their guts like humans and other mammals, so no gas buildup occurs, and their digestive system can't trap any if it did.
(Source: #Birdpedia by C. Leahy, page 203)
(Source: #Birdpedia by C. Leahy, page 203)
November 17, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Birds don't fart because, according to Mark Murray, a vet at the Monterey Aquarium, they lack the gas-producing bacteria in their guts like humans and other mammals, so no gas buildup occurs, and their digestive system can't trap any if it did.
(Source: #Birdpedia by C. Leahy, page 203)
(Source: #Birdpedia by C. Leahy, page 203)
Double-crested cormorants’ “feathers are not waterproof and they need to dry their wings after spending time in the water.”
Took this #bird shot while it was sunning and preening on a buoy.
Took this #bird shot while it was sunning and preening on a buoy.
August 22, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Double-crested cormorants’ “feathers are not waterproof and they need to dry their wings after spending time in the water.”
Took this #bird shot while it was sunning and preening on a buoy.
Took this #bird shot while it was sunning and preening on a buoy.
Going through some of the pics I took of fledgling ospreys and I found this shot:
July 11, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Going through some of the pics I took of fledgling ospreys and I found this shot:
Who else is excited for the new episodes of #Futurama premiering on July 24? And what about the new #KingoftheHill premiering sometime in 2025? 🤞
May 28, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Who else is excited for the new episodes of #Futurama premiering on July 24? And what about the new #KingoftheHill premiering sometime in 2025? 🤞
I am amazed on how birds instinctively know how to build nests
May 20, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I am amazed on how birds instinctively know how to build nests
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Another shot I took during last week’s #solareclipse. If you look closely you can see 2 sunspots.
April 14, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Another shot I took during last week’s #solareclipse. If you look closely you can see 2 sunspots.
Captured this shot of the Solar Eclipse with a solar filter attached to my camera
April 8, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Captured this shot of the Solar Eclipse with a solar filter attached to my camera
It was a 4.8 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter at Tewksbury NJ
April 5, 2024 at 2:33 PM
It was a 4.8 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter at Tewksbury NJ