A new study looks at how birds localize sounds. It seems that their slightly oval-shaped head transforms sound waves in a similar way to external ears. Unlike mammals, birds have no external ears. The outer ears of mammals help the … Continue reading →
This Olive-backed Pipit, the 2nd for California, has delighted hundreds of birders at Yorba Regional Park, Orange Co., CA. This photograph was taken by BJ Stacey. View his complete checklist and additional photos here.
Continue reading →Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on November 5, 2014 Asian Openbills are a distinctive stork specifically adapted to foraging around inland wetlands mainly in the Indian subcontinent and SE Asia. (Tanmoy … Continue reading →
Mike Flacy, Digital Trends Oct 10, 2014 Filmed over Magazine Beach Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, recently, a large hawk gave Amazon a reason to rethink the company’s Prime Air drone delivery initiative. YouTube user and software developer Christopher Schmidt has … Continue reading →
Federal Agencies Urged to Follow Refuges and Ban Dangerous Pesticides A coalition of wildlife conservation and food safety organizations are calling federal land managers to halt the use of dangerous neonicotinoid pesticides due to harm to pollinators. Letters were … Continue reading →
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, 6:54 PM|Wildlife photographer Kevin Fleming is hard at work on his 27th book called “Wild America.” The research will take him across the U.S. in his endless quest for that elusive perfect photograph. Chip Reid meets … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on September 18, 2014 Blue-eared kingfishers prefer dense shaded forests with small streams across the Indian subcontinent and SE Asia. (PakCik Malek) Asian openbills are found in inland wetlands … Continue reading →