The bird above is not your typical charismatic species. It’s no bald eagle, no peregrine falcon. It’s a groundbird known as the lesser prairie-chicken that lives in the southern Great Plains. It’s not even the greater prairie-chicken, another, related avian species, that’s a bit larger. Today, however, this bird is very much worth paying attention […]
Tag: Bald Eagle
Murphy, beloved bald eagle who incubated rock and became a foster dad, dies after violent storms in Missouri
A beloved bald eagle who gained popularity for incubating a rock in 2023 was being mourned Saturday after the 33-year-old avian died following intense storms that recently moved through Missouri. Murphy, who surpassed the average life span of 25 years, died last week at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri. Sanctuary officials believe […]
Canada goose vs. bald eagle: Photographer captures bird battle on Lake Ontario
An amateur photographer’s images of a 20-minute battle for survival between a Canada goose and bald eagle have quickly caught the attention of many Canadians as a symbol of the escalating tensions between Canada and the U.S. On Feb. 23 at around 11 a.m., eagle-eyed photographer Mervyn Sequeira zeroed in on an impending battle between […]
A ‘recipe for extinction’: can the US’s envied nature protections survive Trump and his ‘God squad’?
Donald Trump has already begun dismantling parts of the envied US endangered species protections in his quest to boost oil and gas drilling, in part using a panel with an ominous name: the God squad. A slew of early actions by the Trump administration has set about throwing open more land and waters for the […]
Avian flu likely killed dozens of geese found in Otisco Lake and Seneca River
On cold winter mornings, Paul Pacelli enjoys walking along the Seneca River in the village of Baldwinsville to watch bald eagles snatch fish from the open water near the dam. On Jan. 20, he noticed something unusual and disturbing: a handful of sick and dying Canada geese laying limp on the ice, unable to lift […]
Canadians Delighted by Visit from Giant Sea Eagle from the Other Side of the World
Even in the frigid winter temperatures, a national park in Newfoundland was buzzing with visitors who flocked for a chance to see an extremely rare visitor. Steller’s sea eagle is one of the largest birds of prey on Earth, but is native to Japan, Korea, and Russia. It must have flown thousands of miles to […]
Wild Cam: As snow decreases, wolf stomachs rumble
The first sign that Thomas Gable and his colleagues were approaching a kill site was the calls of crows and eagles cutting through the winter silence in northern Minnesota. The ecologist in the Voyageurs Wolf Project at the University of Minnesota was surveying wolf predation last winter when snowfall was particularly low. He and his […]
Incoming LOLZ: The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards will put a smile on your face
The results are in and the winner of this year’s funniest wildlife photo goes to Milko Marchetti for his very chuckle-worthy shot of a red squirrel with its head firmly embedded in a tree. Marchetti’s shot was selected as the overall winner and winner of the Mammal category in the 2024 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards […]