Aug 6th, 2013 @ 02:17 pm › Caren Cooper There are many ways to be uppity in today’s world: stand up, step up, cowboy up, get fired up, stirred up, or simply wake up. Now consider a new one: scaling … Continue reading →
Alasdair Wilkins Yesterday 3:00pm Before they start mating as adults, birds like the zebra finch spend their adolescence socializing with members of the opposite sex. And it turns out that their childhood friendships end up predicting how well they will … Continue reading →
Photos: SD Flood Control & Formosa Slough Hi Friends, On Saturday, August 3rd, twenty-four birders met up at Robb Field and then Famosa Slough for a morning of really fun birding. The weather was perfect and we found 50 bird … Continue reading →
At a recent bird walk Dave Matthis wondered this question out loud as he was counting birds seen on the walk. Well for the past seven or so years I have been keeping track of birds seen on bird walks … Continue reading →
Published: July 21, 2013 at 10:14 PM HAYWARD, Calif., July 21 (UPI) — An exploding population of sea gulls is putting more pressure on endangered bird species in the San Francisco Bay area, experts say. Tens of thousands of … Continue reading →
The Dirt: News from YardMap Joining together to break new ground for birds July 2013 New features in YardMap make drawing easier! Shown is one of two new cactus icons, plus the new “undo” button. Take a YardMap Break … Continue reading →
Hello Everyone… Twenty three birders were treated to a pleasant day of birding at Guajome Regional Park. The day started off cool and overcast and ended up sunny well before we were finished. We had an unusual sighting of three … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Explorers Journal on July 27, 2013 Red-and-yellow barbets are found in eastern Africa, preferring broken terrain due to nesting and roosting in burrows. (Markus Lilje / www.rockjumperbirding.com) Semiplumbeous hawks are found … Continue reading →
By Elizabeth Palermo, Life’s Little Mysteries Contributor | July 25, 2013 09:27pm ET Sure, birds can fly, but how do they have sex? Can they do it in the air? And where do they keep their reproductive organs? For humans … Continue reading →