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Pictures: Here is a Bluebird Chick either Western or Mountain, not sure which. Weather: It has been getting pretty warm(up near 90). The rain is coming almost every day but they are very short and not very hard however it cools it off a bit during the rain, which feels very nice indeed. Night Folks
Mourning Dove “I bring you, the latest fashion!” “Let’s celebrate, our 4th of July! Our Independence Day!” © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
via Photo Capture # 108 – Mourning Dove – Happy 4th of July — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Birds are admired for their beauty, songs, and the grace of their ability to fly and most importantly birds are admired for the role they play in the ecosystem. Yes, birds contribute to the environment directly and indirectly. This is often called “Ecosystem Services”. Many ecologically important plants require pollination by birds, and some birds…
via Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: July — National Geographic Society Newsroom
What is Project 366? Read more here! Intermingled with the massive bison were these small brown birds that were mostly hiding in the tall grass and occasionally emerging and landing on the back of a bison before diving down into the grass again. These were Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater), a species commonly associated with grazing […]
via Project 366 – Post No. 099 – Brown-headed cowbird — The Birds are Calling
Our June 2019 edition of News on the Wing provides a broad ranging recap of issues, events and just plain wildlife cuteness overload found across social media over the last month. 
Head on over and catch up on the wildlife and environmental issues that captured ours (and likely yours as well) attention recently.
This world we all share is beautiful and fragile. The Roost Online strives to bring you issues and stories of nature’s struggles and triumphs.
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For many years, scientists have known of how the red or yellow colour of feathers is achieved. These colours come from pigments in food the birds eat, meaning that they are diet based. One of the challenges in avian colour has been to figure out how the #blue colour is achieved. Interestingly, it came to…
via Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: Blue — National Geographic Society Newsroom
Boat-tailed Grackles “Looking for a cat on a tin roof” © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
via Photo Capture # 93 – Boat-tailed Grackles — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
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The Wildlife Trusts – @WildlifeTrustshave a range of food and feeders to choose from. wtru.st/2I6vdAg Image: Nicholas Watts
Click here to read the May, 2019 edition of News On The Wing.
Chris Skipper has been photographing urban peregrines nesting at Norwich Cathedral for nearly a decade.
via Norwich Cathedral peregrine falcons: A photographer’s passion — BBC News – Science & Environment
The term waterbird is used to refer to birds that live on or around water. Waterbirds are well adapted to their aquatic lives. They have feet functioning as paddles, and their feathers are made to be waterproof and air tight. Thank you to all the photographers that submitted photos of birds with the theme WaterBirds,…
via Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: Waterbirds — National Geographic Society Newsroom
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