When it comes to the weirdest birds, we have a rich crop to choose from. For example, there’s the gaudy-hued king vulture, the strange great potoo – and don’t forget the prehistoric-looking shoebill with its unnerving stare. Here are our favourite weirdest birds. 15 weirdest birds Kakapo Although it may look like an owl, the […]
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Creating a Wildlife-Friendly Home with Sustainable Energy Choices
Creating a wildlife-friendly home with sustainable energy fosters biodiversity and reduces environmental impact. By integrating native plants, adopting eco-friendly practices, and using renewable energy, homeowners can help preserve local ecosystems while enhancing their living spaces. Why Build a Wildlife-Friendly Home? Building a wildlife-friendly home offers numerous benefits that span ecological, economic, and social aspects. Support […]
Acute sense of touch helps hummingbirds hover near a flower without bumping into it, study shows
Hummingbirds seem like a marvel of nature and engineering: a living creature that can hover near a flower with surgical precision. How do they do this? Though hummingbirds‘ flight mechanics have been well studied, far less is known about how their sense of touch helps these tiny, energetic birds sip nectar from a flower without […]
Taking the Song out of the Songbirds – A USACE Project
Songbirds, those cute little birds- that are sometimes so small you might not see them hidden in the vegetation are commonly found along Avenue A and River Road along the San Antonio River located in Brackenridge Park next to a quaint little neighborhood of Historic homes. Passerines: Songbirds represent a group of birds known for […]
Read This Adorable Story of Hummingbird Rescue
After becoming stuck in a police station overnight, a tiny hummingbird was so weak that they could no longer fly. Since hummingbirds have extremely high metabolisms, they need to eat frequently to maintain their strength. Unable to fly, the weak hummingbird perched themself on a desk. When the workers arrived the next morning, they discovered […]
Picaflor tijereta (Swallow-tailed hummingbird) Eupetomena macroura
Durante el pasado mes de Enero y luego de un poco mas de 7 años sin que aparezca por mi casa, regresó una vez mas el Picaflor tijereta. De igual manera que en aquella primer oportunidad, importante para mi por el hecho de que era el primer registro con evidencia fotográfica para el sur de […]
Looks Great on Paper
We were so fortunate last week to spend it in the company of some great shooter and amazing birds. That combination should have produced some killer images. It was on paper the perfect mix of biology and technology, hummers and flash. Madera Cyn, Santa Rita Lodge, in particular, is simply a spectacular location for birds, […]
Picaflor garganta blanca (White-throated Hummingbird) Leucochloris albicollis
El tres de Mayo pasado Luis Viajó a la localidad de Jardín América a visitar sus amigos, de igual manera que la vez anterior volvió a obtener fotografías del Picaflor garganta blanca; estas son las imágenes que seleccioné para compartir en el blog.