Boreal Owl Hunting in Daylight
Boreal Owl Hunting in Daylight The Boreal Owl is one of the most secretive and little seen species in North America. These fairly small owls are highly nocturnal and rarely seen during the day. They...
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Slow Down and Enjoy These High-Speed Birds and Beetles in Action [video]
A chameleon’s tongue, a bee’s flight, a cheetah’s chase, a kingfisher’s dive, a manakin’s “singing” wings—many animals go about their lives doing things in the blink of an eye. There is a whole secret...
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How Birds Survive the Cold: Feathers + Food = Warmth
If you were one of the many bird watchers who fell into the single-degree clutches of the Polar Vortex last week, you may have wondered how birds survive such brutally cold temperatures. I sure did—I...
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Black Skimmer chicks beg for food from their parents by running at them in a crouch posture with wings akimbo. When a parent has something to share, it places the food item into the chick’s beak. Watch...
View ArticleBuilt to Peck: How Woodpeckers Avoid Brain Injury
Built to Peck: How Woodpeckers Avoid Brain InjuryBird AcademyVideosBuilt to Peck: How Woodpeckers Avoid Brain Injury When you hear that distinctive knocking in the woods, you know a woodpecker is...
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