Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa Epops), From A Banding. Jerusalem Bird Observatory (JBO). 11.11.21

The Institute for Bird Populations’ 2021 Annual Report is out, which means I can finally share the full grouse painting I teased earlier! These are lekking Gunnison Sage-Grouse, an endangered species only found in a few remote, isolated areas of Colorado and Utah. I can’t wait to see how our research project on them will go!

thinking bout owls

today’s bird is this cute little yellow-rumped warbler

Doing some gardening

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He has become ungovernable

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Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus)

© Vilijandas Bagdonavičius

mlem mlem mlem mlem

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The red-winged blackbird’s song is deeply comforting and familiar it’s like walking into the marsh and hearing an old friend

Just some turkey elegance to start off your day 😂💙

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