Short-eared Owl

Did you know? The Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) has the longest neck relative to body size out of any swan species!⚫🦢⚫

Its dark plumage, contrasting red eyes, and bright red bill make it easy to identify in the Australian wetlands that it inhabits. This bird can plunge its neck as much as 3.2 feet (1 meter) deep underwater in order to search for food! What’s on the menu? A variety of aquatic vegetation, such as algae and seagrass.

Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0 1.0, flickr

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Owner got his lizard a pair of wings which move as he breathes

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Canadian engineering team Aerovelo just broke their own world record in the Eta, a recumbent bicycle fitted with a windowless, egg-like shell. Most of the incredibly efficient machine is built of carbon fiber. The engine is muscle, sweat and sinew – engineer Todd Reichert.

I’ve covered Aerovelo’s efforts before: in 2012, they were racing to build a human powered helicopter. They succeeded in 2013.

Here’s a video I made about their competitors, a team of graduate students and undergrads from the University of Maryland.

Well, it's December first, and I've just finished setting up and decorating my Christmas tree. There are still a good number of empty branches, but it's got plenty of string lights to make up for it.

Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)

October 2, 2023

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Tinicum, Pennsylvania

"Icarus" -

Prints

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White-throated sparrow … Delaware backyard … 4/21/22

Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus)

© Vilijandas Bagdonavičius

White-throated sparrow … Prime Hook National Wildlife, Milton, Delaware … 1/23/22