The Second Batch From My Bird ABCs On Twitter! Dunlin, Eared Grebe, And Flammulated Owl.

Did you see that Helga the blue crowned pigeon hatched a new chick at the Santa Barbara zoo on November 7? The chick already has a little feather crest!

I did not, thank you for letting me know!!! omg they are adorable...

Source: Santa Barbara Zoo (video / photos)

Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

© Rui Pereira

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Gray Currawong (Strepera versicolor)

© John Kendall

European Robin (Erithacus Rubecula), from a banding. Jerusalem Bird Observatory (JBO). 3.11.21

Canvasback ducks … Silver Lake, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware … 2/19/22

For all of it’s macabre feeding habits, the Loggerhead shrike’s song is surprisingly sweet. I’ve been admiring this species for quite some time and I was so thrilled to finally chance upon one in the wild!

USS Macon (ZRS-5), 1929

House finch, female … Delaware front yard … ¼/21

Cedar waxwing … Trap Pond State Park, Laurel, Delaware … 11/6/21