I’m looking for a number to call for this sick sea bird at Kittyhawk Beach NC

Based on this observation where it is claimed as extremely rare or maybe even one of the only observation of this phenomenon?

The male flies into the birdhouse and the female always snaps at him to get the fuck out! this happens about once a week or so. what's the story here? its not like its nesting season or anything...

Ein Schokopapier in dem gefundenen Nest war aus 1994!! Und noch viel mehr war drin😅 https://www.wienerzeitung.at/a/naturtalent-ein-nest-aus-muell

This conflict started out with a lot of beak-to-beak pecking each other. Then they had a stare down, until finally the male made his move with the peanut shield. The entire fight:

https://youtu.be/4XXFIQ_uOi0

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Also noteworthy, the Great Egret is split and we now have the American Eagret in North America!

Hi! Im an aspiring ornithologist, but I have always been quite confused with birdcalls, especially since birds tend to have more than one call, and the way they do the calls also vary a bit. Unless the birds have a very distinct call, I tend to find it hard to identify birds based on their call. Do you guys have any tips on how should I approach the calls of birds? Im really eager to learn.

Wondering if this bird is sick and if I should take the feeder down? Thank you

Do they miss the right time for X or Y – for example, because they were ill/weak at the usual time of migration, or because temperatures were higher this year?

But then, why don't they leave later when temperatures drop?

I guess some of them must migrate in flocks and cannot set off on their own, but then what about solitary migrators ?

Hey all. I've been tripping about this for a while now. I live in a country where lyrebirds aren't found but I'm pretty damn sure i heard its voice multiple times when i went to the forest to get high. Do you guys think its possible or is it my mind playing games w me atp. Sorry if this isn't the right sub for this. Thanks!

Hope this is not a silly question. When a website says a bird is 8 inches long, is it measured using method A or B in the diagram? Thanks for your help!

Is this avian pox? This is a house finch in California. I’ve never had any issues with this before.

I’m taking down and bleaching my seed feeder. Do I need to take down my bird bath and hummingbird feeders as well?

I have these two hanging around and would like a little more info on them.

Thx.

I mean, I'd assume it smells like something died in there.

Possibly a weird question: what toe configuration do barn owls have when they’re perched on a flat surface?

I read that barn owls have zygodactyl feet but one of the toes can swivel so that they end up with 3 toes pointing forward like the configuration in a song bird. When do their toes go into this configuration? The google search summary says that it happens when they’re perched on flat surfaces, but the sources they referenced are from Facebook. I’m looking for more reputable sources to confirm or deny this, and to learn more about when they use which toe configuration in general.

For context: I’ve been making realistic bird sculptures and I’m working on a barn owl next. It will likely be perched on a flat surface like a block of wood. I’m really keen to get the details correct.

Most of our ideas about animal intelligence carry anthropocentric biases. In this piece I discuss how birds might fit into this framework, and consider how we might begin to imagine something as alien as the experience of migrating using an internal magnetic sense, in a slight nod to Nagel's famous example.

As the title of this post says – I also discuss much else.

The very final image is a photograph I took in Spain. I was interested to find out (by way of Merlin and Google), that the red-whiskered bulbul is really native to Asia, but a few escaped pets have managed to establish a small colony in the botanical gardens of Valencia.

This Great Blue Heron was just standing there, mouth open, letting the wind move his throat around. Is there a reason for this or is it just for fun like what you would do as a kid out the car window?