Bird-Watching and Ornithology

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submitted 11 months ago by CadeJohnson to c/birding

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birds are the canaries in the coal-mine of life. amirite? My wife takes all our bird pictures and posts them on iNaturalist and eBird, but sometimes I obtain a copy of a nice shot and will post it here. We've been birding since about 1985 - off and on; not that we go to the ends of the Earth just to add a life-lister, but if we're AT the end of the Earth, then we'll look around a little while we're there.

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Uncovering What Audubon Missed, and What He Made Up | In “The Birds That Audubon Missed,” Kenn Kaufman delves into the fierce, at times unethical, competition among early American ornithologists. (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 5 days ago by silence7 to c/birding

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Came home to find these 2 on the ground directly below where I caught the other yesterday... (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by DreadneckRoberts to c/birding

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So.... Back up to the roof I went.

I first gave them a quick inspection, since it's kind of a far drop and they had to have landed on these rocks...

Both of their wings and legs seemed to be moving just fine, and there were no other obvious signs of injury. They were both clearly hungry tho. As soon as I got close to scoop them up, they opened up their beaks and stretched their necks out towards me.

Not long after returning them to the nest, I saw what I assume to be momma flying out. She was some type of sparrow - we have several types common here. I'd hazard a guess (after perusing thru my state's wildlife website) that they are either Brewer's Sparrows or House Sparrows

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Saved this lil tiny one from falling off my roof today (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by DreadneckRoberts to c/birding

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I heard a weird tapping/rattling sound coming from my roof, and when I went to see, I saw this little nestling inches from the edge and about to tumble themself off.

I managed to catch them mid-fall. I pulled out a ladder, climbed up the roof with em, and got em safely back into their nest.

Pretty sure it's a starling.

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Swan with Tire (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by JacobCoffinWrites to c/birding

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Saw this rose-breasted grosbeak yesterday! (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by VelvetStorm@lemmy.world to c/birding

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Saw this hawk taking off the other day (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by JacobCoffinWrites to c/birding

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Does anyone have a link to some nest cams? (self.birding)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by FarraigePlaisteach to c/birding

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I used to watch a friends one over the summer. It was so exciting to see a bird arrive and take such diligent care of the space and her eggs. (The males appear to be mostly useless but some did return regularly with worms etc).

It led me to cancel Netflix because I was enjoying the nest cam more.

Edit: here's a great one of a blue tit. They'll be gone by the end of the summer, I think: https://webcam.sanslogic.co.uk/?top

Thanks for the recommendations. I'm not as interested in the big predators for whatever reason but there are some nice suggestions.

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When I Became a Birder, Almost Everything Else Fell Into Place (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 1 month ago by silence7 to c/birding

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How birdwatching’s biggest record threw its online community into chaos. (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 month ago by jeze64@midwest.social to c/birding