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Great winter project for supporting Florida birds with good food! Great Backyard Bird Count, Backyard Birds, Backyard Oasis, Garden Oasis, Dream Backyard, Backyard Garden, Garden Landscaping, Suet Feeder, Bird Feeders

Great Backyard Bird Count

Backyard Garden

Garden Landscaping

Great winter project for supporting Florida birds with good food!

Some people think they're hearing an owl at first, but these mourning doves are more common and quite interesting! Owl Calls, Bird Calls, List Of Birds, Common Birds, Audubon Society, Mourning Dove, Ornithology, Colorful Birds, Bird Art

Audubon Society

Some people think they're hearing an owl at first, but these mourning doves are more common and quite interesting!

This is a great guide with audio recordings of several common owls so you can tell who-o-o is out there! Burrowing Owl, Barred Owl, Beautiful Birds, Animals Beautiful, Beautiful Creatures, Beautiful Things, Eastern Screech Owl

Beautiful Birds

Animals Beautiful

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Things

Eastern Screech Owl

This is a great guide with audio recordings of several common owls so you can tell who-o-o is out there!

This can be hard, but here in Flordia it's easier than you think! Raven Tail, Black Bird Fly, American Crow, Audubon Birds, Red Tailed Hawk, Jackdaw, Crows Ravens

Red Tailed Hawk

This can be hard, but here in Flordia it's easier than you think!

DIY pumpkin bird feeder for your yard! Hanging Bird Bath, Baby Dekor, Summertime Crafts, Wildlife Gardening, Gardening Tips, Diy Pumpkin, Pumpkin Crafts, Fall Crafts, Diy Crafts

Hanging Bird Bath

Summertime Crafts

Wildlife Gardening

DIY pumpkin bird feeder for your yard!

Gainesville’s 62nd #ChristmasBirdCount was a flurry of sandhill cranes & black-bellied whistling ducks, with a surprise appearance from ... a gray-headed swamphen? #birds #birding #birdwatching Christmas Bird, Flycatcher, Blue Heron, Birdwatching, Gainesville, Outdoor Art, Wild Birds, Canoeing

Gainesville’s 62nd #ChristmasBirdCount was a flurry of sandhill cranes & black-bellied whistling ducks, with a surprise appearance from ... a gray-headed swamphen? #birds #birding #birdwatching

This is everything we needed from National Audubon Society this year: When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide #Birbs #Birds #birding #BirdWatching Why Do Birds, All Birds, Nature Sounds, All Nature, Potoo Bird, Shoebill Stork

This is everything we needed from National Audubon Society this year: When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide #Birbs #Birds #birding #BirdWatching

"Just as vultures lost the feathers on their head as an adaptation for feeding on bloody carcasses, it’s thought that the Dracula parrot did the same in response to its diet of sticky fruits..." (via Australian Geographic) Love Birds, Birds 2, Lovely, Gorgeous, Comte Dracula, Fauna, Metal Birds

"Just as vultures lost the feathers on their head as an adaptation for feeding on bloody carcasses, it’s thought that the Dracula parrot did the same in response to its diet of sticky fruits..." (via Australian Geographic)

Cool Green Science is giving us everything they know about turkeys, from the male strut to the wattles. From the Australian bruskturkey to the Yucatan Peninsula's ocellated turkey. Peafowl, Wild Turkey, Yucatan Peninsula, Arachnids, Aviary, Family Dogs, Raptors

Yucatan Peninsula

Cool Green Science is giving us everything they know about turkeys, from the male strut to the wattles. From the Australian bruskturkey to the Yucatan Peninsula's ocellated turkey.

"There are a total of 16 avian species in the world with the name “mockingbird,” but the Northern Mockingbird is the only one native to the United States." (via National Audubon Society) #birds #birding #BirdWatching #Florida Bird Bath Garden, Field Wedding, Western Caribbean, Different Birds, Birds Of America, John James Audubon

Bird Bath Garden

Western Caribbean

Different Birds

Birds Of America

John James Audubon

"There are a total of 16 avian species in the world with the name “mockingbird,” but the Northern Mockingbird is the only one native to the United States." (via National Audubon Society) #birds #birding #BirdWatching #Florida

"As the winter approaches, the ptarmigan’s feet grow feathers! Even the bird’s claws grow longer." (via National Audubon Society) #birds #Birding #BirdWatching Arctic Animals, Cute Animals, Willow Ptarmigan, Snowshoe Hare, I Like Birds, Bird Toys, Felt Birds

Willow Ptarmigan

"As the winter approaches, the ptarmigan’s feet grow feathers! Even the bird’s claws grow longer." (via National Audubon Society) #birds #Birding #BirdWatching

"This chunky, short-legged heron is about a foot and a half long, maybe about a third of the size of its larger cousin." Learn a little something about a cool #bird -- the Green Heron. (via National Audubon Society) #birding #BirdWatching #Birds Green Heron, Forest Green Color, Deep Forest, Fire Pit Backyard, Bird Watching, Amphibians

Forest Green Color

Fire Pit Backyard

"This chunky, short-legged heron is about a foot and a half long, maybe about a third of the size of its larger cousin." Learn a little something about a cool #bird -- the Green Heron. (via National Audubon Society) #birding #BirdWatching #Birds

"Ten minutes in, a kite is circling overhead, delivering an alarm call that sounds like a squeaky toy in the clutches of a hyperactive dog." (Swallow tailed kites via National Audubon Society) #birds #birding #kites #raptors #research #birdWatching Secret Life, The Secret, Hyperactive Dog, Squeaky Toys, Ten Minutes, Kites

Hyperactive Dog

"Ten minutes in, a kite is circling overhead, delivering an alarm call that sounds like a squeaky toy in the clutches of a hyperactive dog." (Swallow tailed kites via National Audubon Society) #birds #birding #kites #raptors #research #birdWatching

"The little owls are listed as threatened in #Florida and protected both by state and Marco Island laws. Almost 250 breeding pairs live here, the vast majority on empty lots in burrows marked out by stakes and yellow plastic tape." (#Owl #conservation via National Audubon Society) Owl Habitat, Marco Island Florida, Bird Barn, Cattle Ranching, Boomtown, Exotic Birds

Marco Island Florida

Cattle Ranching

"The little owls are listed as threatened in #Florida and protected both by state and Marco Island laws. Almost 250 breeding pairs live here, the vast majority on empty lots in burrows marked out by stakes and yellow plastic tape." (#Owl #conservation via National Audubon Society)

“The #birds were saying bad season, and everyone else was saying below-average season,” says Heckscher, an associate professor at Delaware State University. “In the end, the birds were more accurate.” (#Hurricane season via National Audubon Society) Environmental Change, Environmental Science, Study Site, Scientific Reports, What Is A Bird, Dubai Skyscraper, Delaware State

Environmental Change

Environmental Science

Scientific Reports

Dubai Skyscraper

“The #birds were saying bad season, and everyone else was saying below-average season,” says Heckscher, an associate professor at Delaware State University. “In the end, the birds were more accurate.” (#Hurricane season via National Audubon Society)

"With hundreds of thin, intertwined fibers, the seemingly delicate cradle can carry up to seven eggs and last for months beyond its intended purpose—a testament to the skill and dedication of female orioles." (#Bird news via National Audubon Society) Swamp Milkweed, Orange Bodies, Deciduous Trees, Yucca, Baltimore Orioles, Shrubs, The Incredibles, Hanging, Field Guide

Deciduous Trees

Baltimore Orioles

The Incredibles

"With hundreds of thin, intertwined fibers, the seemingly delicate cradle can carry up to seven eggs and last for months beyond its intended purpose—a testament to the skill and dedication of female orioles." (#Bird news via National Audubon Society)

"Ospreys themselves often fall victim to the flames. Last year nest-bound chicks, too young to fly, perished on top of a utility pole on Long Island, New York, trapped by an electrical fire." (#Bird news via National Audubon Society) #birds #birding #birdWatching #birdConservation #endangered Osprey Bird, Scottish Animals, Bird Poster, Bird Wings, Birds Of Prey

Scottish Animals

"Ospreys themselves often fall victim to the flames. Last year nest-bound chicks, too young to fly, perished on top of a utility pole on Long Island, New York, trapped by an electrical fire." (#Bird news via National Audubon Society) #birds #birding #birdWatching #birdConservation #endangered

"If we ever stop managing forests to meet the bird’s particular habitat needs, it will again slide toward endangerment, or worse." (Bird #conservation via National Audubon Society) #birds #birding #endangered Kirtland, Nest Building, Bird Migration, Rare Birds, Make A Donation, Endangered, Conservation

Make A Donation

"If we ever stop managing forests to meet the bird’s particular habitat needs, it will again slide toward endangerment, or worse." (Bird #conservation via National Audubon Society) #birds #birding #endangered

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"Kestrels are very mobile, migrate and have large ranges — through citizen-scientist reports of banded individuals, HawkWatch is learning that many of the region’s kestrels tend to stay in the area and don’t migrate south in the winter." (via Cool Green Science) #birds #birding #conservation American Kestrel, Ranges, Citizen, Scientist, South

American Kestrel

"Kestrels are very mobile, migrate and have large ranges — through citizen-scientist reports of banded individuals, HawkWatch is learning that many of the region’s kestrels tend to stay in the area and don’t migrate south in the winter." (via Cool Green Science) #birds #birding #conservation

Our ornithology curator Dave Steadman talks bird song 🐦 in The Conversation US: "In many species only male birds sing, but in others, both males and females sing. And some birds don’t sing at all." #birds #birdsong #birding Downy Woodpecker, Curious Kids, Guys Be Like, Avian, Bird Species, Science And Nature

Downy Woodpecker

Science And Nature

Our ornithology curator Dave Steadman talks bird song 🐦 in The Conversation US: "In many species only male birds sing, but in others, both males and females sing. And some birds don’t sing at all." #birds #birdsong #birding

Get to know a little more about the Anhinga, or Snakebird, with BirdNote / National Audubon Society. Read and/or listen 🔊 about this intriguing feathered fisher! Louisiana Bayou, Water Ripples, Cypress Trees, Spanish Moss, Fish Swimming, Black Water

Louisiana Bayou

Get to know a little more about the Anhinga, or Snakebird, with BirdNote / National Audubon Society. Read and/or listen 🔊 about this intriguing feathered fisher!

A peacock's call is unmistakable, but they make more interesting sounds than that! Listen to this #podcast about peacock feathers and peacock love from BirdNote / National Audubon Society. Peacock Bird, Peacock Feathers, Female Peacock, University Of Manitoba, Keystone Species, Tail Feathers, Chickens Backyard

Peacock Feathers

University Of Manitoba

Keystone Species

Chickens Backyard

A peacock's call is unmistakable, but they make more interesting sounds than that! Listen to this #podcast about peacock feathers and peacock love from BirdNote / National Audubon Society.

"Species awareness is an important part of conservation—people can only advocate for legal protections, like the Endangered Species Act, if they know about a given species." (via National Audubon Society) #birds #birding #conservation River Sports, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ocean Shores, Animal Antics, Blue Wings, Shorebirds, Photography Awards

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Photography Awards

"Species awareness is an important part of conservation—people can only advocate for legal protections, like the Endangered Species Act, if they know about a given species." (via National Audubon Society) #birds #birding #conservation

This sculpture represents the last heath hen alive, part of Todd McGrain’s *Lost Birds Project*. The very last heath hen, Booming Ben, died in 1932 and that marked the #extinction of this species. #birds #extinct #sculpture #sciart Great Auk, Passenger Pigeon, Environmental Challenges, Extinct Animals, State Forest, Bird Sculpture, Forest Fire, Parakeet

Passenger Pigeon

Environmental Challenges

Extinct Animals

This sculpture represents the last heath hen alive, part of Todd McGrain’s *Lost Birds Project*. The very last heath hen, Booming Ben, died in 1932 and that marked the #extinction of this species. #birds #extinct #sculpture #sciart