• “Birds – Poetry in the Sky”

    Updated: 2023-01-28 13:10:49
    About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Birds Reviews Birds Poetry in the Sky” January 28, 2023 by Mark No Comments One need not ponder whether Birds:  Poetry in the Sky is more a bird book or an art book:  it fits each category.  But whatever shelf it belongs on is really irrelevant – it†s enough to say that the book is . magnificent The multi-award-winning photographer Christian Spencer , an Australian native , has lived in Brazil for many years the birds of both countries are represented here.  The book is divided into five chapters of sorts though , since there†s very little prose , it might be more accurate to call them “themes” – relating to images of hummingbirds twice birds in flight , birds in the water , and birds

  • Migrating Male Birds Race Ahead to Keep Up with Spring’s Early Arrival

    Updated: 2023-01-26 12:00:00
    New research finds females are lagging behind males as they try and keep up with earlier springs driven by climate change.

  • Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: An Identification Guide

    Updated: 2023-01-26 00:00:44
    , , : About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Reviews Gulls of Europe , North Africa , and the Middle East : An Identification Guide January 26, 2023 by Dragan No Comments I see myself as an old school birder , which means that I do remember the times when good bird photos were rare and far in between , and the times when bird paintings were getting ever more impressive . Yes , I do prefer paintings , among other reasons , for the sheer aesthetic pleasure of enjoying a particular artist†s style . Yet , there is one group of birds where even I prefer photographs : . gulls In field guides I†ve seen many beautiful gull paintings , where I couldn†t help asking myself : however alluring they may be , is the JIZZ just right Or slightly off

  • DNA from domesticated chickens is tainting genomes of wild red junglefowl, study finds

    Updated: 2023-01-25 14:33:58
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  • The 2022 Audubon Photography Awards: Top 12 Videos

    Updated: 2023-01-25 14:00:00
    Check out this fantastic footage of birds in the wild, and discover the backstory behind each video.

  • All That Breathes nominated for Best Documentary

    Updated: 2023-01-24 19:14:08
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  • Birding the Eshowe area, South Africa

    Updated: 2023-01-23 19:00:31
    , About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Birding Birding the Eshowe area , South Africa January 23, 2023 by Kai Pflug No Comments The reason to come to Eshowe as a birder is to see Dhlinza Forest , a subtropical forest important for its biodiversity . The Dhlinza Forest has a boardwalk stretching 125 metres through the forest understory to a 20 metre high viewing platform . As usual , my experience with such boardwalks was somewhat underwhelming , as was Eshowe as a whole , but there were still a few birds worth mentioning at the forest and in the area surrounding . Eshowe I n these photos of different African Jacanas you can easily spot the juvenile bird by the lack of blue front shield , the weaker coloration overall , and the posters of

  • Get a Birding Boost: Join the Great Backyard Bird Count

    Updated: 2023-01-23 11:30:00
    Positive vibes go both ways when people connect with birds.

  • The Wet Season continues in Broome

    Updated: 2023-01-22 00:00:00
    About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Birding The Wet Season continues in Broome January 22, 2023 by Clare M No Comments We are currently in the Wet Season in Broome and we have had plenty of rain already this year and there is more to come . I can’t emphasise enough how important it is to check the Main Roads Travel Map before you consider travelling around Western Australia at the moment . Many roads are closed and many won’t be reopened in the foreseeable future . Freight is having to take a detour of over 4,500kms to get to the Northern Kimberley from Perth via South Australia and the Northern Territory . There is also a risk that the highways in the Northern Territory will be closed at short notice due to their Wet Season , so there

  • Researchers find new Emperor Penguin colony

    Updated: 2023-01-20 19:51:19
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  • How to Save the Colorado River? Use Less Water

    Updated: 2023-01-20 15:21:44
    Audubon submits comments to Bureau of Reclamation as they develop new operating rules.

  • Audubon Issues 100th Bird-Friendly Habitat Certification to Badger Creek Ranch

    Updated: 2023-01-19 11:30:00
    Badger Creek Ranch herd in Colorado is working for birds through Audubon’s Conservation Ranching program.

  • Lovely by the Lake

    Updated: 2023-01-19 11:00:00
    About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Birding Lovely by the Lake January 19, 2023 by Paul Lewis No Comments The fall of 2022 turned out to be a good time for birding and me . But I didn’t do a very good job with the follow-up tasks : processing my photos , completing my reports , and writing about them in this site . Which is why , upon reviewing my photos from my first post-Old World outing , I realized two : things I hadn’t attached a single photo to my eBird . list There were a lot of nice shots in . there Because of point number two , I will avoid my usual wordy exposition , and go straight to the photos . These are all from Lake Cuitzeo , to which I went to see the migratory waterfowl and shorebirds that had arrived while we were in

  • Birding Napo, Guangxi, China – part 2

    Updated: 2023-01-19 00:00:21
    , , About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Birding Birding Napo , Guangxi , China part 2 January 19, 2023 by Kai Pflug No Comments On the third day in Napo , the local driving me to a bird hide was coughing a lot . And I was the only guest in an otherwise deserted hotel shutdown due to lack of staff , with everybody having caught covid Still , I was . healthy Healthy enough to enjoy the sight of some Blue-winged Minlas both in a bird hide and in a local . park Birds not used to having their photos taken often do not understand the concept of looking into the . camera Good hygiene is important to avoid catching covid , particularly when not wearing . masks The species name is cyanouroptera meaning dark blue tailed and winged . I asked this

  • Climate change presents a mismatch for songbirds’ breeding season

    Updated: 2023-01-17 21:07:47
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  • Study: Disturbances in magnetic field impact avian vagrancy

    Updated: 2023-01-17 20:23:27
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  • Audubon’s Top Priorities for the Arizona Legislature in 2023

    Updated: 2023-01-17 18:30:00
    Supporting water policies and management that help Arizona sooner, rather than later.

  • Streeter’s Jetty, Broome

    Updated: 2023-01-15 00:00:00
    , About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Birding Streeter’s Jetty , Broome January 15, 2023 by Clare M No Comments After all of the recent flooding we don’t anticipate being able to travel very far in coming months by vehicle . Main Roads are updating the website several times a day as the situation changes , but with bridges completely destroyed to the north it will be a very long time before we can head that way . Streeter’s Jetty in Broome is heritage listed and is known to have existed since 1897 and is an excellent place to go birding Until last year you had to be very careful of your footing due to it being in quite a bad state of repair . The jetty has now been repaired and offers a hand rail on one side as well . It is handy to

  • Hummingbirds can hover because they lost a gene, study says

    Updated: 2023-01-13 19:53:10
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  • Seeing the Geese in Chevron Flight

    Updated: 2023-01-13 10:45:00
    My story of banding Canada Geese in the Hudson Bay Lowlands

  • The Biggest Urban Pygmy Cormorant Roost is Finally Protected!!

    Updated: 2023-01-12 00:00:43
    About Birds Birding Trips Blogging Conservation Destinations Inspiration Reviews Contact Destinations The Biggest Urban Pygmy Cormorant Roost is Finally Protected January 12, 2023 by Dragan No Comments It all started during the icy February of 1996. The night temperatures in Belgrade , Serbia , were already below minus 10 Celsius 14 degrees Fahrenheit for two weeks . Everything was frozen solid and pack ice was floating down the Danube . Hiding from the elements at the riverbank , I was sitting in a Yugo and staring at the murky sky . Whenever the windscreen got frozen , I could not afford to turn the engine on due to petrol shortages during the UN embargo on the import of fuel to the former Yugoslavia so I would turn on a mini camping gas stove to defrost the windows and warm up my cocoon

  • Study Identifies Areas Most Likely to Sustain Biodiversity in a Changing Climate

    Updated: 2023-01-11 09:45:00
    Study calls for areas to be prioritized in conservation efforts like the America the Beautiful Initiative.

  • How much habitat is enough for endangered birds?

    Updated: 2023-01-10 18:54:28
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  • Feds designate critical habitat for threatened ‘I‘iwi

    Updated: 2023-01-10 17:37:57
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  • How climate ‘presses’ and ‘pulses’ affect Magellanic Penguins

    Updated: 2023-01-10 17:17:26
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  • What’s That Bird Song? Merlin Bird ID Can Tell You

    Updated: 2023-01-09 17:51:00
    From the Summer 2021 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. Updated January 2023. It’s an almost universal feeling: the thrill of hearing a mysterious new bird song. And it’s... Read more »

  • Living Bird Magazine—Latest Issue

    Updated: 2023-01-04 16:39:00
    From the Summer 2021 issue of Living Bird magazine. Subscribe now. Updated January 2023. It’s an almost universal feeling: the thrill of hearing a mysterious new bird song. And it’s... Read more »

  • Scientists offer new insights on why species evolve

    Updated: 2023-01-03 19:25:41
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