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Your online guide to birds and bird watching Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Birds Search in: Share on facebookShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareShare on twitterMore Sharing Services Features The 100 greatest owl pictures you’ll ever see Owls are both amazing and awe-inspiring. That’s just a fact. Their gestures and facial expressions are so remarkably similar to ours that it’s just impossible not to adore these wonderful birds. Especially after this post, which we at Bright Side prepared for you today. Have a hoot! 100. Birds - videos, photos and facts Popular birds View all birds » King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) The king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest penguin in the world, exceeded in size solely by its closest relative, the…More about the king penguin » African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) The kakapo (Strigops habroptila) is a Critically Endangered, giant, nocturnal parrot. It is a classic example of evolution on an isolated…More about the kakapo » Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) The Andean flamingo possesses the typical elegant flamingo body shape, with long legs and a long, curved neck. Named after the only island on which it is known to breed, the Henderson petrel is a medium-sized, slightly built gadfly petrel (Pterodroma…More about the henderson petrel »

Les Oiseaux du Québec 27 juin 2012: Un nouveau rapport intitulé L'état des populations d'oiseaux du Canada 2012 montre qu'une majorité d'espèces nicheuse au Canada sont en déclin. Ce rapport a été produit grâce à plusieurs organismes de conservation nationaux, incluant Études d'Oiseaux Canada, Canards Illimités, Nature Canada, Environnement Canada et plusieurs autres. Vous pouvez consulter le rapport en ligne ici à compter d'aujourd'hui. 6 janv. 2012: Depuis décembre, il est maintenant possible de recevoir par courriel les observations récentes d'espèces rares rapportées sur eBird Canada.

The Best Birding Apps And Field Guides Technology has been a part of birding for as long as people have been observing birds. Take John James Audubon, for instance: one of our country’s most famous early birders, his technology of choice happened to be a shotgun full of bird shot and a burlap bag. Not the most complex, and certainly not digital, but it was technology nonetheless. Over the centuries technological advances have changed the hobby of birdwatching several times over. Opera glasses and notepads replaced shotguns on the first Christmas Bird Counts in the early 1900’s. By the middle of the 20th century, birders were equipped with the first field guides and better, lighter, more affordable binoculars.

Allevogels.nl Bezoekers sinds 12-1-'14 Vandaag298Gisteren1005Deze week5814Deze maand15949Totaal76520 ASAP : association de sauvegarde des perroquets L'AssociationdeSauvegarde et d'Accueil desPerroquets est une association à but non lucratif (loi 1901).L'ASAP a pour vocation éthique de sauvegarder et accueillir des perroquets perdus, saisis ou abandonnés. Ce Centre, unique en France est agréé par les services vétérinaires et la Préfecture. Nous accueillons tout type de perroquets quels que soient leur âge et leur comportement.

Feeding Birds: a Quick Guide to Seed Types The seed that attracts the widest variety of birds, and so the mainstay for most backyard bird feeders, is sunflower. Other varieties of seed can help attract different types of birds to round out your backyard visitors. In general, mixtures that contain red millet, oats, and other “fillers” are not attractive to most birds and can lead to a lot of waste as the birds sort through the mix. Here’s our quick guide to seed types, including: Sunflower There are two kinds of sunflower—black oil and striped. Liste des fiches Cette page présente les fiches descriptives de certains oiseaux que je côtoie régulièrement dans le jardin ou dans ma région, mais aussi des oiseaux d’ailleurs que j’ai pris plaisir à observer au cours de mes voyages ou que j’aime tout particulièrement sans pour autant les avoir vus ! Cette page sera régulièrement mise à jour. Les fiches sont illustrées par les superbes images de mes amis du Web. Qu’ils en soient ici remerciés. Les photos présentes sur le site et dans les galeries des photographes sont soumises au droit d'auteur et ne peuvent être utilisées sans l'autorisation expresse du propriétaire.

The Feather Atlas - Feather Identification and Scans - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory Goal This website is designed to assist feather identification by providing high-resolution scans of flight feathers of major groups of North American birds. This is an ongoing project that will continually add new species. John James Audubon's Birds of America John James Audubon's Birds of America is a portal into the natural world. Printed between 1827 and 1838, it contains 435 life-size watercolors of North American birds (Havell edition), all reproduced from hand-engraved plates, and is considered to be the archetype of wildlife illustration. Nearly 200 years later, the Audubon prints are coming to life once again, thanks to our vibrant digital library.

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