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bottlecup: Baby Black Skimmer “I think I can fly” (Explore) by...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:52:05 -0700

bottlecup:

Baby Black Skimmer “I think I can fly” (Explore) by Photomatt28 on Flickr.

animals-animals-animals: Yellow-headed Blackbird (by...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:42:06 -0700

animals-animals-animals:

Yellow-headed Blackbird (by Hard-Rain)

alyslala: Reed Warbler (by nick stacey)

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:12:05 -0700

alyslala:

Reed Warbler (by nick stacey)

llbwwb: American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) by Don Cromwell

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:07:05 -0700

llbwwb:

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) by Don Cromwell

Barn Owl

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:37:06 -0700

Barn Owl

yoctoontologist: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 highly...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:32:06 -0700

yoctoontologist:

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 highly commended images

Behaviour: Birds – Taking Flight, Paul Goldstein Paul arrived very early on the shores of Lake Nakuru, Kenya, before the rising sun had burned off the mist. He had returned to photograph the greater and lesser flamingos and used shade, shadow and silhouette to create drama, rather than emphasising their vivid colours with sunlight. He was helped by a combination of circumstances: rain during the night, a rapidly clearing sky, enough time for the cold air to form mist over the alkaline waters, and a hyena hunting for young or infirm birds along the far shore of the soda lake. The predator set up a wave of panic, with those closest to it taking flight and those nearest to Paul standing alert. Ten minutes later, not only had the whole flock lifted up, but the mist had also burned off, completely changing the scene.

byapalmtree: bird convention

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:57:05 -0700

byapalmtree:

bird convention

feathersandbeaks: The Blue-grey Tanager, Thraupis episcopus, is...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:32:06 -0700

feathersandbeaks:

The Blue-grey Tanager, Thraupis episcopus, is a medium-sized South American songbird of the Tanager family, Thraupidae. Its range is from Mexico south to northeast Bolivia and northern Brazil, all of the Amazon Basin, except the very south. It has been introduced to Lima(Peru). On Trinidad and Tobago, this bird is called Blue Jean.*

(*Wikipedia.org)

Yep, it is! :) thepastichom: This is real??

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:47:05 -0700

Yep, it is! :)

thepastichom:

This is real??

overinformedblues: John James Audubon, Clapper Rail The Birds...

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:22:05 -0700

overinformedblues:

John James Audubon, Clapper Rail

The Birds of America

Sunset

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:12:05 -0700

Sunset

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:32:06 -0700

Sunset

animals-animals-animals: Kagu - Rhynochetos Jubatus (by...

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:52:06 -0700

animals-animals-animals:

Kagu - Rhynochetos Jubatus (by wwf_france)

whysofly: Black-shouldered Kite, Australian Reptile Park,...

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:47:05 -0700

whysofly:

Black-shouldered Kite, Australian Reptile Park, Somersby NSW Australia, November 2008.

Rainbow LorikeetProject Noah

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:37:06 -0700

Rainbow Lorikeet
Project Noah

biomedicalephemera: Shoebills! I know you all have seen the...

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:07:06 -0700

biomedicalephemera:

Shoebills!

I know you all have seen the intimidating shoebill gifs going around…it’s typical of them to look like that, by the way. Even the first time they were described, they were called “menacing”!

Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. IV. 1849.

mrhorsepower: Is that a cheek? Here’s a peck (;

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:11:05 -0700

mrhorsepower:

Is that a cheek? Here’s a peck (;

emuwren: Razorbill (Alca torda) is a large auk . Their breeding...

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:41:05 -0700

emuwren:

Razorbill (Alca torda) is a large auk . Their breeding habitat is islands, rocky shores and cliffs on the northern Atlantic coasts .

blue-serendipity: Quarreling Again by Ben Heine on Flickr.

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:11:06 -0700

blue-serendipity:

Quarreling Again by Ben Heine on Flickr.

elfhugs: burds

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:01:06 -0700

elfhugs:

burds