Hoopoes are beautiful birds — that can smell of rotten meat.
They do so for a good reason, though, which I reveal in my new post for Beaks & Bones!
Hoopoes are beautiful birds — that can smell of rotten meat.
They do so for a good reason, though, which I reveal in my new post for Beaks & Bones!
Turkey season nears, planting becomes more popular as spring looms | Sports https://www.byteseu.com/840057/ #Angling #animals #birds #euornitheans #fish #FishAndHumans #FishHook #FisheriesScience #Fishing #FishingBait #FishingLure #FishingRod #FishingTechniquesAndMethods #ornithology #OutdoorRecreation #trout #Turkey #VertebrateZoology #Zoology
Under cover of darkness: Refuge from artificial light at night may mitigate risks to stranded seabirds | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithological Applications | #ornithology #seabirds
https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithapp/duaf018
Golden Fronted Woodpecker in Morning Light by Debra Martz
This was a first for me to capture an image of a Woodpecker using its tongue to retrieve food from the trunk of a tree. They have powerful chisel-like beaks & long, specialized tongues to help access food other birds can't.
Image shot at Estero Llano Grande State Park inTexas
https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/golden-fronted-woodpecker-in-morning-light-debra-martz.html
Alarming Report Finds US Bird Populations Are Still Crashing
"About one-third of all American bird species are of high or moderate conservation concern due to low populations, declining population trends, or other threats."
#ornithology #birds #birding #StateOfTheBirds #endangered #conservation #ClimateCrisis #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/03/14/alarming-report-finds-us-bird-populations-are-still-crashing/
Perched Dark Eyed Junco in Winter by Debra Martz
Captured this image in February at the Great Salt Plains State Park in Oklahoma. These migratory birds will be heading north to their breeding grounds in a month or so.
https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/perched-dark-eyed-junco-in-winter-debra-martz.html
The cormorant is one of the most successful shallow-water predators, having the highest capture rates so far recorded in any diving bird.
Their secret of success? Dual-function feathers that absorb and repel water at the same time.
You can read more about this unique adaptation in the latest post of my newsletter Beaks & Bones:
Bald Eagle Perched and Searching by Debra Martz
Captured on a winter day at Great Salt Plains Lake in Oklahoma
https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/bald-eagle-perched-and-searching-debra-martz.html
Pet Flea Treatments Are Poisoning Wild Birds: Study out of University of Sussex, published by Science of the Total Environment
#ornithology #birds #Pets #FleaTreatments #Ecology #toxicology #pesticides #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/03/10/pet-flea-treatments-are-poisoning-wild-birds-study/
Pet Flea Treatments Are Poisoning Wild Birds: Study out of University of Sussex, published by Science of the Total Environment
#ornithology #birds #Pets #FleaTreatments #Ecology #toxicology #pesticides #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/03/10/pet-flea-treatments-are-poisoning-wild-birds-study/
Pet Flea Treatments Are Poisoning Wild Birds: Study out of University of Sussex, published by Science of the Total Environment
#ornithology #birds #Pets #FleaTreatments #Ecology #toxicology #pesticides #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/03/10/pet-flea-treatments-are-poisoning-wild-birds-study/
Barn Owl this morning at Haycombe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #Owl #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdsOfFediverse #BirdsOfMastodon #NatureCommunity
A fluffy Peregrine Falcon on a church in #Bath #Somerset #UK today.
#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #BirdsOfFediverse #BirdsOfMastodon #NatureCommunity
Mute Swan today on the River Avon in #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #BirdsOfFediverse #BirdsOfMastodon #NatureCommunity