But sandpiper bills are far more than drills. The raucous birds of the neighborhood. Is it true that a hummingbird migrates by hitching a ride on the back of a goose? The song comes from above, as a male Horned Lark hovers on fluttering wings, describing a large circle a hundred feet above the ground.
More birds equal more money for conservation and education.
The Pied-billed Grebe is a common resident bird of our freshwater lakes and ponds. Coastal beaches and estuaries offer excellent resting and feeding stops for migrating shorebirds, some of which travel from Argentina to the Arctic and back, every year. Because frog-leg enthusiasts wanted these tasty morsels locally available. The plight of the young bird is illustrated by this encounter between predator and prey, as a young hawk sets out on its first hunting expedition. Because frog-leg enthusiasts wanted these tasty morsels locally available.
The ten-inch-tall Burrowing Owl is diurnal, most active during the day. Both Douglas squirrels and the firs they call home bear the name of David Douglas. Much as if they were playing a reed instrument, male snipe produce a winnowing sound in flight by metering, with their wings, the flow of air over their tail feathers.
When the Great Horned Owl eggs hatched in the first days of March, the downy owlets were the size of newborn chickens and their mother brooded them day and night.
In spring, the Black-capped Chickadee adds a new vocalization to its repertoire. Bitterns are masters of camouflage. Imagine flying thousands of miles without map or compass. But starting a century ago, this large frog was introduced all across the West. Are gulls underrated as singers? The American Kestrel is the smallest, most numerous, and most widespread North American falcon. The call of the male Ring-necked Pheasant carries over the open wheat field. As we ponder the wonders of bird sounds, how many of us think of gulls?
They may never know the names and songs of the birds they see or understand the wonder of migration.
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Unless kids are introduced purposefully to nature, they may understand the plight of the Amazon rain forest, but never dampen their feet in a local stream.
Extremely efficient, it uses nearly all the air that passes through it. Only a few are harmful. Because frog-leg enthusiasts wanted these tasty morsels locally available. Hedwig is a two-foot tall Snowy Owl. Extremely efficient, it uses nearly all the air that passes through it. Much as if they were playing a reed instrument, male snipe produce a winnowing sound in flight by metering, with their wings, the flow of air over their tail feathers. When the Great Horned Owl eggs hatched in the first days of March, the downy owlets were the size of newborn chickens and their mother brooded them day and night.
As we ponder the wonders of bird sounds, how many of us think of gulls?
They may never know the names and songs of the birds they see or understand the wonder of migration. The Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Western Washington sits mid-way along the Pacific Coast flyway.
Bitterns are masters of camouflage.
Much as if they were playing a reed instrument, male snipe produce a winnowing sound in flight by metering, with their wings, the flow of air over their tail feathers.