A wildlife photographer with a penchant for birds captured a magnificent moment on film during an outing in southeastern Michigan. Snapping an osprey in flight with a stick in its beak, she noticed that a smaller bird had hitched a ride. “I recently watched an osprey flying along the far edge of a pond and…
Once-in-a-Lifetime Photo of Small Bird Hitching a Ride on Bigger Bird’s Stick
Wild Bird ‘Toys’ That Keep Birds Coming Back
A dome-shaped, UFO-look-alike object sends gentle ripples through the water in a birdbath located on the side yard of the nature shop Wild Birds Unlimited at busy MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield, Illinois. The solar powered “water wiggler,” as the water feature in the middle of the birdbath is called, aims to agitate the water just…
The Lilac-Breasted Roller’s Pastel Plumage Makes This Gorgeous Bird a Joy to Behold
The lilac-breasted roller, with its colorful pastel plumage, might just be on the unofficial list for the most beautiful bird in the world. While native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, the lilac-breasted roller has long attracted bird lovers from far and wide. Late spring and summertime is the peak season for this open-woodland-dwelling bird, whose plumage…
Scientists Hail Golden Age to Trace Bird Migration With Tech
TAKOMA PARK, Md.—A plump robin wearing a tiny metal backpack with an antenna hops around a suburban yard in Takoma Park, then plucks a cicada from the ground for a snack. Ecologist Emily Williams watches through binoculars from behind a bush. On this clear spring day, she’s snooping on his dating life. “Now I’m watching…
Long-Lost Bird Spotted in Indonesia For the First Time in 170 Years
For the first time in 170 years, a bird that has been “missing” from the Asian wild has reappeared in Indonesia. The black-browed babbler, whose scientific name is Malacocincla perspicillata, is so rare that only one specimen was ever procured and documented, and that was between 1843 and 1848, according to a paper that was published…
Bird With Unusual Half-Moon Crest Is the Must-See Species in Tropical Rainforests
With its striking half-moon crest in bright golden-orange, the male Guianan cock-of-the-rock is an eye-catching bird in its native tropical rainforests. The bird’s orange brilliant-colored crest is lined with a brown band and remains bristled at all times. Apart from its iconic crest, male Guianan cock-of-the-rocks also sport luxurious fluted tail feathers and black and white…
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