Latest Posts by dreibird - Page 6

That’s the spot!🔊 Sound on

this is what I am up against every day

Putting in a new toilet, come home to find this

blorp

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) by roger collorick

“Taking care of this owl was a hoot”

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Laziest game of fetch ever

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Waiting their turn at the feeders

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)

February 18, 2021

Birding from my porch, the “I’m sick of snow” edition

though the great tit is a small bird that isn’t particularly threatening, scientists made a surprising discovery about them: during winter months with scarce food, great tits feed on bats. normally feeding on a diet of mostly insects with added fruits, seeds, and nuts, great tits who were unable to find sufficient food preyed on bats hibernating in rocky crevices within caves. when provided more common food by researchers, the behavior stopped.

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booby appreciation post!

okay, so we all know these guys…blue footed boobies! the clowns of the sea!

but theres many other gorgeous boobies!

the magnificent red footed booby!

a gorgeous bandit…the masked booby…

the nazca booby with their bright orange beaks!

the brown booby…stunning, elegant and surprisingly goth…

and last but not least the peruvian booby…they look like blue footed boobies had offspring with a kookaburra

Eurasian eagle-owl hiding

📷: Ossi Saarinen

If you’re participating in a Christmas Bird Count this year, thank ornithologist Frank Chapman! In 1900, Chapman established the tradition in hopes it would counteract the then-common practice of trying to hunt as many birds as possible on Christmas Day. Chapman worked at the Museum for more than 50 years, from 1888 to 1942. Among his achievements was popularizing birdwatching and bird identification among the general public. 🐦 Photo: Dave Doe, CC BY 2.0, flickr

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Season's Greetings to all...

A Robin in Ancient Wistman's Wood, Dartmoor.

I'm not sure why, but I feel a sense of familiarity from this.

I opened the gift. I'm honestly surprised; it's really thoughtful--a sweater with a big cartoon owl in the center. It's one of those 'ugly Christmas sweater' style sweaters with a bunch of little birds lining the top and bottom. It's actually really cute. To my friend who gave me this, if you read this, thank you. I only wish I had thought to get you a gift; I'll make it up to you, I promise.

There's a hastily-wrapped box under my Christmas tree. Judging by the tag attached to it, I have a good idea of who put it there. I'm almost scared to open it. Here goes nothing.

Merry Christmas

What the cat doin’?

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are there animals that use cosmetics? ya know, not for stuff like protection, but actually for the ✨looks✨

bearded vultures deliberately dustbathe in the reddest dirt they can find to give themselves a bloody appearance that others of their kind find attractive!

this is also the most on-brand animal fact I think I've ever written about, BOY HOWDY.

*DEATH METAL SCREAM*

Mortal: okay so whats the hottest thing your partner has ever done on a date

Aphrodite, not even looking up from her phone: me

I visited a puffin colony a few days ago.

I want you to meet my friend… the porb

Tic-Tac-Toe

Relaxed kitty

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Baby owl nap

Maid service

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Parrots playing basketball

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