Asian Glossy Starlings, San Diego Zoo

this white steller’s jay was seen in boulder county, colorado. the bird is not albino - it was seen gradually gaining more and more white feathers over time. suggested causes are illness, trauma or a mutation.

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Another favourite of this year, the oystercatcher who likes to be at the lake in the middle of the city. I wonder if he likes to be alone, because there are no other oystercatchers around. During the winter he has to be wary of gulls who try to steal his catch.

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Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus)

© Ignacio Aparicio

Northern cardinal, male … Trap Pond State Park, Laurel, Delaware … 4/12/22

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Igor Sikorsky – Scientist of the Day

Igor Sikorsky, a Russian/American aeronautical engineer, was born May 25, 1889.  

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Putting in a new toilet, come home to find this

you ever get like unreasonably proud of birds

like, they did it!

they evolved from the most successful group of animals in the history of the planet

they SURVIVED the impact that killed them all

and they're arguably just as successful as mammals, learning to survive on every single continent, which even MAMMALS haven't done

they're just so good!