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Here’s another shot taken on or near Long Island Sound, in recognition of the Connecticut Audubon Society’s 2019 State of the Birds report. The press release that summarizes the findings may be found here. The full report will be available via PDF on January 1. Here’s the link to my original posting, which explains why […]
Pals of a Feather # 20 Stilt Sandpipers © HJ 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
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
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
K
eito is often enlisted (begrudgingly) to help mom with the laundry.
Assuming her duties on the Fluff & Fold assembly line for about 2 minutes, she then makes a beeline for the linen closet to chortle at me – probably telling me to go fluff & fold myself no doubt!
Pretty in Pink!
In nature there are many types of interactions; mutualism where both organisms benefit, competition where both organisms may be negatively affected, commensalism where one benefits and the other is not affected, competition where each organism is affected negatively, and predation/parasitism/herbivory where one species benefits and the other is negatively affected. Thanks to all the photographers…
via Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week: Interactions — National Geographic Society Newsroom
Ruby-throated Hummingbird © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
via Photo Capture # 58 – Ruby-throated Hummingbird — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
” Couples and Tempers” She: “Kiss my… blub,!” He: ” What?… I take it you’re breaking up with me?” © HJ Ruiz – Avian101
via Here Birdie! A Different Approach… — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
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