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dansnaturepictures · 7 months

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25/09/2023-RSPB Minsmere

Photos taken in this set are of: 1. One of a few Common Sandpipers I relished seeing today, with Green Sandpiper seen well too, some of my greatest ever views of the rustic and cheery Common Sandpiper. 2, 4, 8 and 9. Beautiful views, it really is such a vast, precious and wild mixture of habitats; endless reedbeds, glistening scrape, sea, rich woodland, grassland, views of heath and strong vistas all around. It was so invigorating to be out here so long today to begin the weekdays of my week off, the relaxing that weeks off are all about for me. 3. A Small Copper I really enjoyed seeing at the visitor centre. 5. Some glorious sheep's bit which I was thrilled to find at the coast. 6. Grey Squirrel at the visitor centre at the end. 7. A sumptuous Shelduck, seeing these as well as the key bird for this site Avocet crucial to its founding as the RSPB's first reserve what a key moment in nature conservation when it was founded in (the latter especially) great numbers was really heartfelt and calming today two very important species for my interest being some of the first birds I saw at Titchfield Haven as I was just getting into birdwatching as a kid. 10. One of a few great trees observed today in the sunlight that is turning seasonally yellow.

Also standing out of the so much seen here today was the key moment with the main bird we wanted to try and see here with phenomenal flying views of my first Bittern of the year. It is so sweet and satisfying that this idea paid off to allow us to see this quintessential reedbed, enigmatic and awesome species for another year which I feel so lucky to have. Other highlights were Great White and Little Egret, Marsh Harrier and Little Stint which I was pleased to spot. Common Scoters flying over the sea, finely coloured Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwits, another Ruff of late and great Snipe views were good to see too. Comma, Emerald Damselfly, Southern and Migrant Hawker and Common Darter were other insect highlights. Other highlights were Cormorant, Common Tern, Stonechat, Blue Tit, Red Deers, Muntjac, amazing Water Vole views at the pond at the end in the evening sun what a year I've had for this mammal, Rabbit, Grass snake possibly the first I've ever seen near the Water Vole, cricket, spider, restharrow, my first ever marsh mallow, red campion and tansy with Cetti’s Warbler heard. Ox tongue, water mint, scarlet pimpernel, stork's-bill, gorse, broom, honeysuckle, bramble flower, hawthorn, plums, chestnuts and a few mushrooms were nice to see too. At the hotel we stayed in last night holly, ivy, rose hips and Common Darter were nice to see especially in the sun as well as wasp. Red-legged Partridge in Norfolk on a hay bale and Buzzards in the air were good birds I saw on the journey yesterday with snails enjoyed at home tonight. A decade on from our two previous visits, I cherished amazing time at Minsmere today with an extraordinary list of things seen combining a bit of everything I love seeing and photographing it seems and with an extraordinary list of sightings for birds and mammals especially with many things I'd not often or ever seen on the same day before. What a marvelous nature reserve.

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battle-of-the-birds · 1 year

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Alrighty and HERE ARE OUR CONTENDERS!!!

Tag for the polls: #bird battle

DISCLAIMER - I wrote the round one blurbs when I was very sick and half awake, so if you see any mistakes PLEASE TELL ME! Nicely, obviously, but I want to make sure they sound good for round 2. Thank you!

I know there’s a lot of them, but man there’s SO MANY GOOD BIRDS! There were a few times where people didn’t put what specific subspecies for some birds, so sometimes I’d have to choose one. I tried to choose one that represents that bird the best!

I don’t know when the polls will begin, I’m doing some research on the birds so that people can read about them before they vote.

If one of your favs didn’t make it in, don’t worry they’re a winner in my and your heart.

If you are wondering where the Pigeon (Rock Dove) is, THEY ARE THE FINAL CHAMPION! At the end of this bracket, the winner will face off against the mightily popular Rock Dove! Will they be able to beat such a tough challenger? We will see…

Also, a note on how I set this bracket up: I put all the birds in a numbered list and then used a number generator. I think the matchups we got were really interesting.

Full list under the cut

HARPY EAGLE

SUPERB BIRD OF PARADISE

VAMPIRE FINCH

RAINBOW LORIKEET

BALTIMORE ORIOLE

EURASIAN WREN

STELLER'S JAY

CALIFORNIA CONDOR

EURASIAN HOOPOE

BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE

TAWNY FROGMOUTH

AMERICAN GOLDFINCH

ANDEAN COCK OF THE ROCK

MUTE SWAN

WESTERN SANDPIPER

STELLER'S SEA EAGLE

VIOLET BACKED STARLING

HOATZIN

HOUSE SPARROW

HERACLES

CANADIAN GOOSE

DODO

GREAT EARED NIGHTJAR

SANDHILL CRANE

PELAGORNIS

SUPERB FAIRY WREN

SOUTHERN CASSOWARY

AMERICAN ROBIN

GREATER ROADRUNNER

GREAT BLUE HERON

AMERICAN AVOCET

PASSENGER PIGEON

WALLCREEPER

GREAT TIT

MOA

EASTERN BLUEBIRD

AUSTRALIAN BUSHTURKEY

EMU

MALLARD DUCK

FLAME BOWERBIRD

MANDARIN DUCK

BELTED KINGFISHER

OILBIRD

FAIRY PENGUIN

LESSER FLAMINGO

AUSTRALIAN KESTREL

CARRION CROW

UMBRELLABIRD

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE

PERUVIAN PELICAN

CALIFORNIA QUAIL

MACGREGORS BOWERBIRD

HARRIS HAWK

COMMON RAVEN

BEARDED VULTURE

PEREGRINE FALCON

ROSY LOVEBIRD

ROSEATTE SPOONBILL

LONG TAILED GRACKLE

AMERICAN WOODCOCK

KAKAPO

BLUE FOOTED BOOBY

RHEA

BEE HUMMINGBIRD

WHITE WAGTAIL

HUIA

SNAIL KITE

DOMESTIC CHICKEN

KIWI

MOURNING DOVE

ATLANTIC PUFFIN

CARDINAL

LYREBIRD

EUROPEAN ROBIN

BURROWING OWL

OSPREY

RED TAILED HAWK

BLEEDING HEART DOVE

BARN OWL

PEACOCK

SATIN BOWERBIRD

CAIQUE

RED WINGED BLACKBIRD

LONG TAILED TIT

HERRING GULL

GREEN HERON

CREAM COLORED WOODPECKER

AUSTRALIAN IBIS

TRISTAM'S STARLING

POTOO

WANDERING ALBATROSS

BLUE JAY

KEA

COMMON MYNA

RAINBOW TOUCAN

GREATER SAGE GROUSE

TURKEY VULTURE

TUFTED TITMOUSE

CRESTED AUKLET

EURASIAN MAGPIE

BUDGIE

SCREECH OWL

WIP-POOR-WILL

SECRETARY BIRD

AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE

CEDAR WAXWING

VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON

HERMIT THRUSH

COMMON SWIFT

WHITE BELLBIRD

BROWN SKUA

EUROPEAN DIPPER

#I’m so hype lets go #not polls #bracket

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whatsthebird · 1 month

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What's the Bird?

Location: UK, England

Date: Winter

We ask that discussion under questions be limited to how you came to your conclusion, not what your conclusion was.

Happy Birding!

Keep the game alive! Submit a bird HERE

Bird-116 graciously submitted by @inkkyte

#quiz #tumblr polls #birding #birdlr #bird identification #WTBQuiz

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spacefinch · 2 months

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Bird names that also make good people names: a list

Feel free to use the names in this list for yourselves, for your OCs, for whatever you want!

Anhinga

Ani

Apalis

Aracari

Astrapia

Avocet

Barbet

Reedling

Bittern

Brambling

Canary

Condor

Cotinga

Coua

Crow

Dacnis

Darter

Dove

Dovekie

Dunlin

Egret

Eider

Elaenia

Emu

Falcon

Finch (that's me!)

Francolin

Fulmar

Galah

Goshawk

Grandala

Harrier

Hawk

Heron

Hobby

Hoopoe

Iora

Jabiru

Jacana

Jackdaw

Jaegar

Jay

Junco

Kea

Kestrel

Kinglet

Kite

Kittiwake

Kiwi

Lark

Lory

Macaw

Magpie

Mallard

Manakin

Martin

Merlin

Monal

Murre

Myna

Nene

Nighthawk

Nightingale

Oriole

Osprey

Ostrich

Owl

Parotia

Parula

Petrel

Phoebe

Pigeon

Piper (as in "sandpiper")

Pipit

Pitta

Plover

Prinia

Quail

Quelea

Quetzal

Rail

Raven

Reedling

Rhea

Robin

Roller

Rook

Rosefinch

Rosella

Sanderling

Seriema

Serin

Shrike

Siskin

Sitella

Skua

Skylark

Sora

Sparrow

Starling

Swift

Tanager

Teal

Tern

Tinamou

Tityra

Thrush

Tody

Trogon

Troupial

Tui

Turaco

Vanga

Veery

Verdin

Vireo

Weaver

Whimbrel

Wigeon

Wren

#birdposting #names #list #for all your bird naming needs

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leopardsealz · 1 year

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woe, wader birds be upon ye

[image ID: photos of wader birds. in order: pied avocet, collared pratincole, painted snipe, red-necked phalarope, spoon-billed sandpiper, ruff and northern lapwing. end ID] credits: x | x | x | x | x | x | x

#sam.txt #sorry im autisming #i have to go somewhere tonight but i might be deranged abt birds later

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echoes-of-kemet · 1 year

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Do yu know what other animals were in ancient egypt? I want my oc to have a unique animal and you seem to know a fair amount

I am a well of ridiculous, hyperspecific, only interesting to some trivia lmao.

I would encourage you not to limit yourself to an entirely unique beast- many deities share sacred animals and are still strong individuals. My mind immediately goes to the huge number of feline deities- lions and lionesses in particular- for an example. Additionally, it's nigh impossible for me (with no academic anthropology/egyptology/historic zoology knowledge) to say for certain that particular animals were present in Kemet when they have no documented deities, mummies, or written mentions. I've had to guess for some, deduce by their present day habitats and more or less "timeline" of their species.

It's also important to keep in mind Kemet had contact with other civilizations in other habitats, meaning they were aware of animals not necessarily native to the area. A perfect example is the Hamadryas baboon- they were Nubian animals, but were sacred to both Thoth and Babi, depicted in art, and many mummies of the species have been recovered. A more surprising example is the Syrian brown bear, which was a rare exotic spectacle for the royal elite. There's also the trouble of many species now being extant from the area, meaning they were there but the local population is now extinct- the African sacred ibis is the example my mind comes to first, the waterfowl no longer present along the Nile.

Coincidentally, I've been compiling a list of animals for my own reference to supply a beast or two for the deities that don't have one in tradition.

Birds

Abdim's Stork

African Darter

African Dwarf Kingfisher

African Grass Owl

African Open-billed Stork

African Pied Wagtail

African Sacred Ibis

Asian Green Bee-Eater

Barbary Falcon

Barbary Partridge

Barn Owl

Barn Swallow

Bearded Vulture

Bennu Heron (likely not an actual animal, the Bennu bird inspired by the Goliath Heron- but felt like including it anyhow)

Black Kite

Black Stork

Black-throated Loon

Black-winged Kite

Brown-necked Raven

Carrion Crow

Cattle Egret

Chukar Partridge

Common Buzzard

Common Cormorant

Common Crane

Common Greenshank

Common House Martin

Common Kestrel

Common Kingfisher

Common Pochard

Common Quail

Common Raven

Common Redshank

Common Redstart

Common Sandpiper

Common Spoonbill

Common Teal

Crab Plover

Crested Plover

Dalmatian Pelican

Demoiselle Crane

Eagle (I'm sure there were some, but I can't find any definitive evidence of species in the ancient Kemetic culture- I would take a guess that the Golden Eage was an infrequent visitor)

Egyptian Plover

Egyptian Vulture

European Roller (considered a pest)

European Turtle-dove

Eurasian Coot

Eurasian Crag Martin

Eurasian Teal

Eurasian Wigeon

Fan-tailed Raven

Ferruginous Duck

Gadwall

Garganey

Glossy Ibis

Golden Oriole

Goliath Heron

Great Bittern

Great Bustard

Great Cormorant

Great Egret

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Great White Pelican

Greater Flamingo (possibly not native)

Green Sandpiper

Grey Heron

Griffon Vulture

Helmeted Guineafowl (not native)

Hermit Ibis

Hobby Falcon

Honey Buzzard

Hooded Crow

Hoopoe

Houbara Bustard

House Crow

House Sparrow (pest, hieroglyph had negative connotation)

Kittliz's Plover

Lanner Falcon

Lappet-faced Vulture

Laughing Dove

Lesser Kestrel

Lesser Pied Kingfisher

Little Bittern

Little Bustard

Little Egret

Little Owl

Long-eared Owl

Long-legged Buzzard

Mallard

Marabou Stork

Marsh Sandpiper

Masked Shrike

Merlin

Mourning Wheatear

Northern Lapwing

Northern Pintail

Northern Shoveler

Ostrich

Pale Crag Martin

Peregrine Falcon

Pied Avocet

Pink-backed Pelican

Purple Gallinule

Purple Heron

Red Kite

Red-backed Shrike

Red-footed Falcon

Red-rumped Wheatear

Reed Cormorant

Ring-necked Dove

Rock Dove

Rook

Ruddy Shelduck

Saddle-bill Stork

Saker Falcon

Sandhill Crane

Sand Martin

Sand Partridge

Short-eared Owl

Spotted Redshank

Sooty Falcon

Squacco Heron

Striated Heron

Swan (not native)

Tawny Owl

Tufted Duck

Western Reef Heron

White-backed Night Heron

White-crowned Wheatear

White Stork

White Wagtail

Wood Sandpiper

Yellow-billed Stork

Mammals

Aardvark (possibly not native)

Aardwolf

Addax Antelope

African Clawless Otter

African Giant Shrew

African Green Monkey (not native)

African Grass Rat

African Leopard

African Striped Weasel

Arabian Oryx

Barbary Deer (not native)

Barbary Lion (now extinct)

Barbary Macaque (not native)

Black Rat

Common Patas Monkey (not native)

Black Rhinoceros

Blanford's Fox

Black Wildebeest

Bubal Hartebeest (now extinct)

Cairo Spiny Mouse

Cape Hare

Caracal

Cheetah

Common Beisa Oryx

Common Genet

Desert Hedgehog

Desert Long-eared Bat

Dorcas Gazelle

Desert Black Cobra

Egyptian Fruit Bat

Egyptian Jackal/African Wolf (originally misidentified, now the African Wolf)

Egyptian Mongoose

Egyptian Pipistrelle

Egyptian Red Fox

Egyptian Slit-faced Bat

Egyptian Tomb Bat

Egyptian Weasel

Egyptian Wild Ass

Fennec Fox

Flower's Shrew

Four-toed Jerboa

Geoffroy's Horseshoe Bat

Gerenuk

Giraffe

Golden Spiny Mouse

Greater Egyptian Jerboa

Greater Mouse-tailed Bat

Greater Red Musk Shrew

Hamadryas Baboon (not native)

Hippopotamus

Honey Badger

House Mouse

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Lesser Mouse-tailed Bat

Long-eared Hedgehog

Long-nosed Shrew

North African/Bush Elephant (vilified and driven out by prehistoric Egyptians)

North African Crested Porcupine (not native)

Nubian Ibex (not native)

Olive Baboon (likely not native, sometimes called the Anubis Baboon)

Persian Fallow Deer (not native)

Rhim Gazelle

Rüppell's Fox

Sand Rat

Serval (likely not native, but Ra was depicted as one)

Scimitar Oryx

Soemmerring's Gazelle

Somali Dwarf Shrew

Spotted Hyena

Spotted-necked Otter

Striped Hyena

Syrian Brown Bear (not native)

Wild Boar

White Rhinoceros

Yellow Baboon (not native, species' epithet means 'dog-head' in Greek)

Vervet Monkey

Reptiles

African Chameleon

African Rock Python

Arabian Horned Viper

Desert Horned Viper

Desert Monitor Lizard

Egyptian Cobra

Egyptian Gecko

Egyptian Sand Boa

Egyptian Sand Racer

Egyptian Tortoise

Javelin Sand Boa

Insects/Arachnids/Etc.

Nile Crocodile

Nile Soft-shelled Turtle

Red Spitting Cobra

Saharan Sand Viper

Amphibians

African Common Toad

European Green Toad

Marsh Frog

Mascarene Grass Frog

Nile Delta Toad

Nile Valley Toad

Camel Spider

Banded Garden Spider

Brown Widow Spider

Carpenter Ant

Centipede

Click Beetle

Common Housefly (NOT considered a pest, actually revered as a protector)

Danaid Eggfly

Desert Ant

Desert Locust

Devil's Coach Horse Beetle

Dorippus Tiger Butterfly

Dragonfly

Flea

Fire Ant

Jewel Beetle

Gaudy Commodore Butterfly

Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider

Large Salmon Arab Butterfly

Maggot/Carrion Fly

Migratory Locust

Messor Ant

Millipede

Red-breasted Goose

Mosquito (pest)

Moths in the Saturniidae family

Palestine Yellow Scorpion

Pantropical Jumping Spider

Pharaoh Ant

Plain Tiger Butterfly

Praying Mantis

Scarab Beetle

Sinai Baton Blue Butterfly

Southern White Admiral Butterfly

Scorpions in the Buthidae and Scorpionidae families

Water Scorpion

Fish, Mollusks, etc. (Keep in mind fish were taboo in Kemet)

Abju

African Catfish

African Tigerfish

Bayad Fish

Blacktip Shark

Blue-spotted Stingray

Bolti

Chromis

Cichlid

Cornish Jack

Eel

Flatfish

Gilt-head Bream

Great Barracuda

Leopard Shark

Lepidotus Fish

Loligo Squid

Lungfish

Moon Fish

Mullet

Nile Barb

Nile Bichir

Nile Carp

Nile Mormyrid

Nile Labeo

Nile Perch

Nile Puffer

Parrotfish

Reef Manta Ray

Reef Shark

Sandbar Shark

Sea Snake

Scorpionfish

Spiny Lobster

Sturgeon

Surgeonfish

Swordfish

Thornback Ray

Thresher Shark

Tiger Shark

Tilapia

Triggerfish

Unicorn Fish

Wrasse

Zebra Shark

Domestic Animals

Bean Goose

Brant Goose

Camel (not introduced until Middle/New Kingdom)

Cats (Mau breed)

Chickens (not introduced until New Kingdom era)

Cow/Bull

Dogs (Saluki, Greyhound, Basenji, and Pharaoh Hound breeds)

Donkey

Egyptian Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Greylag Goose

Honey Bees

Horse (not introduced until New Kingdom)

Pig

Ram

My sources, if you're interested, are the Wikipedia page for Egyptian wildlife, a few different diving sites about the Mediterranean and Red Sea, a couple books I own on Ancient Egypt that describe the geography of the periods, and this lovely reddit multi-post

Sheep

#asks #anonymous #ancient egypt #this took So Long to answer I sincerely hope it's helpful orz

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honey-minded-hivemind · 7 months

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Let's kick off the 🐉Wings of Fire aus' names lists with...

The 🛖MudWings🐊!

The X-Men Members:

• Charles Xavier/Professor Xavier: Cypress

• Ororo Munroe/Storm: Morass

• Logan Howlett/Wolverine: Loam

• Scott Summers/Cyclops: Sedge

• Jean Grey/Marvel Girl/Phoenix: Grebe

• Hank McCoy/Beast: Heron

• Anne-Marie/Rogue: Mallow

• Remy LeBeau/Gambit: Rush

• Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat: Sandpiper

• Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler: Kobicha

• Jubilation Lee/Jubilee: Juncus

• Evan Daniels/Spyke: Snipe

• Bobby Drake/Iceman: Bronze

• Piotr Rasputin/Colossus: Python

• Illyana Rasputin/Magik: Ibis

• Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane: Fen

• Samuel "Sam" Guthrie/Cannonball: Salamander

• Roberto da Costa/Sunspot: Copper

• Danielle "Dani" Moonstar/Mirage: Moor

• Laura Kinney/Wolverine 2.0: Lilypad

• Tabitha "Tabby" Smith/Boom-Boom: Terracotta

The Brotherhood:

• Erik Lehnsherr/Magnus/Magneto: Mire

• Raven Darkholme/Raven: Russet

• Victor Creed/Sabretooth: Copperhead

• Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver: Peat

• Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch: Widgeon

• Mortymer Tonybee/Todd Tolansky/Toad: Toad

• Fred "Freddy" Dukes/Blob: Fen

• Lance Alvers/Avalanche: Avocet

• St. John Allerdyce/Pyro: Possum

Yes. I'm going to match names to all of these characters, for each tribe. But here's a treat...

• Reader/Bby: Alligator, Cashmere, Lotus, Slough, Tadpole, Caiman, Moss...

#honeycomb thoughts #platonic yandere marvel #yandere platonic marvel #platonic yandere marvel x reader #platonic yandere xmen #yandere x-men #platonic yandere #platonic yandere x reader #🐉Wings of Fire AU #🛖MudWing🐊 AU

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anonsally · 2 years

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birds

A few more bird updates! Campanile falcons, birdwatching this morning, and a reply about a previous birdwatching outing.

The Campanile peregrine falcons fledged today! The female, named Lindsay [after the wildlife rehabilitation facility that treated Grinnell when he was injured in the autumn], went first, which is unusual, but I suspect she was the one who hatched first. She hopped down to the “fledge ledge” a little before 6am, and took her first flight before any of the Fledge Watch volunteers had arrived. When they got there, they spotted her on top of one of the campus libraries. Yay! And then this evening her little brother Grinnell Jr. jumped out and flew a little loop back to the nest level at the Campanile, and then a minute later he took a longer flight and landed in a tree.

This morning, I went birdwatching with a friend, but we didn’t make it to the salt marsh. Instead, we went to some mudflats when the tide was starting to come in after a very low tide. We saw lots of birds, including some I hadn’t really managed to identify before and also several “high-quality” birds:

4 American avocets

at least one whimbrel

lots and lots of marbled godwits (I reported 60), though some were far away and could have been whimbrels or curlews or dowitchers or something else.

at least 60 brown pelicans, some juvenile or immature [@lies, is there a technical difference between juvenile and immature? I feel like there probably is.]--they are ridiculous creatures.

2 great blue herons being tall and dorky

1 great egret, flying

at least 30 snowy egrets

3 black-crowned night herons! which is more than I usually see in one outing

a barn swallow

a bunch of (20?) cliff swallows

at least 3 northern rough-winged swallows, we think based on Merlin’s sound ID and the fact that some of the swallows didn’t have the coloration of the cliff swallow.

I was especially pleased about the swallows, which I normally struggle to identify--having someone else with me who is more familiar with swallows helped, and also there were enough of them swooping pretty nearby that we were able to get a good look. The cliff swallows and northern rough-winged swallows were new to my eBird life list.

A reply about a previous birdwatching outing:

lies said: I’ve usually seen “peep sp.” used to lump together Calidris shorebirds like western sandpiper and least sandpiper. From your report a fledgling black-necked stilt sounds like a good guess. Did it look like the young bird in this beautiful photo by Dorian Anderson? macaulaylibrary.org/ass…

What a great photo! Yes, that does look like what I saw, as far as I remember. Very cute! Should I edit the list to say it was a black-necked stilt baby?

#personal #birdwatching #campanile

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theneomerchant · 1 year

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hello o !! so excited to see the blog !! it looks so cool !!

can i just have a compilation of bird names. like literal bird names. not themed around them just birds obviously theres so many but as many as you’re comfortable with would be great :-D

- wren ! !

Thank you for the request! You're actually the first request. Originally I had a bunch typed out but Tumblr glitched so I have to do this three times and I kinda lost some of the motivation after the second, sorry

This is listed in two different ways, since some people think the second is easier to read!

Passerine, Albratross (Alba), Sandpiper (Piper), Falcon (Falco), Columbidae, Crow, Corvid, Parrot, Gull, Owl, Duck, Cormorant, Cuckoo, Swift, Stork, King(fisher), Crane, Woodpecker (Woody), Sparrow, Heron, Nightjar, Tyrant (flycatcher), Songbird, Skuas (Sky), Stilt, Avocet, Swallow, Starling, Anhinga, Quail, Dove, Sulid, Cardinal, Cassowary (Cassie), Ostrich, Emu, Auklet, Bittern, Chickadee, Cowbird, Dowitcher, Eagle, Finch, Goldeneye, Goose, Gull, Hawk, Ibis, Jaeger, Jay, Junco, Jay, Kingbird, Kinglet, Kite, Loon, Magpie, Murrelet, Petrel, Phoebe, Pipit, Puffin, Raven, Redstart, Scoter (Scooter), Shrike, Tern, Thrasher, Vireo, Vulture, Warbler

Second way of reading

Passerine,

Albratross (Alba)

Sandpiper (Piper)

Falcon (Falco)

Columbidae

Crow

Corvid

Parrot

Gull

Owl

Duck

Cormorant

Cuckoo

Swift

Stork

King(fisher)

Crane

Woodpecker (Woody)

Sparrow

Heron

Nightjar

Tyrant (flycatcher)

Songbird

Skuas (Sky)

Stilt

Avocet

Swallow

Starling

Anhinga

Quail

Dove

Sulid

Cardinal

Cassowary (Cassie)

Ostrich

Emu

Auklet

Bittern

Chickadee

Cowbird

Dowitcher

Eagle

Finch

Goldeneye

Goose

Gull

Hawk

Ibis

Jaeger

Jay

Junco

Kingbird

Kinglet

Kite

Loon

Magpie

Murrelet

Petrel

Phoebe

Pipit

Puffin

Raven

Redstart

Scoter (Scooter)

Shrike

Tern

Thrasher

Vireo

Vulture

Warbler

#i have the worst cold rn ughhhh #💌; names.txt #name suggestions #💌; asks.txt #name #names #name ideas #baby names #bird #birds #bird names

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dansnaturepictures · 8 months

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2/9/23-Fantastic wild afternoon at Farlington Marshes

Photos taken in this set are of: 1. Grey Plovers which I was thrilled to see making the most of some in summer plumage, a fine wader. 2. A Kestrel with prey, it was delightful to watch it hunt by hovering over the grass too before seeing it catch prey and eat it on the post/in grass. 3-7. Views on a stunning sunny afternoon, the blue sky and sea so nice to drink in. 8. Yellow Wagtail, I am euphoric to have seen a few of these at the feet of cattle. A bird I am very fond of and these were my first of the year after a month or so of trying to see them. It was very rewarding to see these, a key late summer/autumn bird that it's a pleasure to see again this year. Such prepossessing birds one was really bright yellow. 9. Rock samphire which was pretty to see. 10. A smart looking Curlew Sandpiper, it was good to see a couple of these on the lake a key bird here at this time of year another I love which it was a pleasure to see for a second time this year after one at Pennington in the spring.

A bird I often see at the same time as and associate with Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint was another bird we came here to look for today having heard it was here and we saw it on the lake. A splendid and petite wader and another big bird for my year taking my year list to 216. It was an epic afternoon's birdwatching with a strong variety of species and some amazing ones, in the midst of autumn migration combining a few species I'd not seen on the same day before. Other highlights were a second Osprey this week for me on distant bare trees they like in Langstone Harbour which is amazing what a year I'm having for them, thrillingly a more common sight here these days Cattle Egrets, Grey Heron, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwits with one in strong plumage, Avocet, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Shelduck, Teals and a Coot seen flying I'm not sure I'd seen one fly before. A lovely view of a Redstart right at the end, we don't often see these (passing through) birds here but it is the first place we ever saw one in our early birding days so this was nice, Wheatear (it feels like yesterday we saw our first of the year here in spring now they're on their way back out), Goldfinch, Starlings, Rabbits and exquisite views of Swallows and Sand Martin against the blue sky were also great to see. For butterflies on a perfect late summer day for them Meadow Brown, pretty Small Heath and Small White were ones I saw well with top views of Migrant Hawker dragonflies too. My first Michaelmas daisy or sea aster at a distance this year, silverweed cinquefoil, chamomile, ragwort, fleabane, bird vetch, bird's-foot trefoil, nightshade, dock, teasel seed heads, blackberries, elderberries and hawthorn were key plants seen. It was great to hear Cetti's Warbler.

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sleepingintheflowers · 1 month

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Won another wooden carved bird in my mother-in-law's annual charity auction. He will join the pair of sandpipers (Sandy and Piper) and the Marshpiper (Marshall).

He's an Avocet but I misread it as "Advocate" so now his name will forever be The Advocate.

#natalie's exciting life

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avocetandperegrine · 3 months

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another rare bird for Goa in this streak of 15 days Pectoral Sandpiper Curtorim Wetlands 6th January 2023 clicked on an Avocet & Peregrine trip!

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xtruss · 10 months

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Deep in Florida, an ‘Ecological Disaster’ Has Been Reversed—and Wildlife is Thriving

Much of Florida’s Kissimmee River has been restored to its natural state, a milestone worth celebrating—and learning from.

— Photographs By Carlton Ward Jr. | April 6, 2023

The Kissimmee’s meandering floodplains teemed with life before they were diverted into a straight canal a half century ago. A recently completed project has restored the curves—seen here—and replenished the wetlands. The waterfowl, raptors, fish, and mammals are returning. By Douglas Main

If you’ve been to Disney World in Orlando, you’ve been to the Northern Everglades. Much of the water within the famous “river of grass” originates in Central Florida and flows south via the Kissimmee River—one of the more important and lesser-known waterways nationwide.

Sixty years ago, the Kissimmee meandered for more than 100 miles from the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes to Lake Okeechobee, and its floodplains were home to seasonal wetlands rich with life. But in the 1940s, in response to flooding and hurricanes, the state asked the federal government to help build a sprawling network of canals and waterways to drain the land.

The Army Corps of Engineers complied and, beginning in the 1960s, turned the meandering Kissimmee into a 30-foot-deep, channelized canal. Within a few years, populations of waterfowl dropped by 90 percent, bald eagle numbers by 70 percent, and some fish, bird, and mammal species vanished. The channel acted like a pipe, moving water quickly off the landscape to Lake Okeechobee, and then to the ocean. While that helped prevent some flooding in the short term, it robbed the stream of oxygen, which decimated the fish community and gave nutrient pollution no time to settle and be absorbed by the wetlands.

The disrupted hydrology and ecological problems were so glaring that, beginning in the 1990s, the Army Corps and a variety of state, federal, and local partners cooperated to undo the damage. More than 20 years later, at a cost of over $1 billion, the physical restoration of the river is now complete: 40 square miles of wetlands have been reestablished and rehydrated.

Researchers Fabiola Baeza-Tarin (right) and Nicole Rita (left) place bands on Florida grasshopper sparrows, one of the most endangered bird species in North America. These creatures are making a comeback in the prairies surrounding the Kissimmee River.

Already the biological impact of the project has become clear. As the wetlands have come back, so have the birds. “That response was immediate and pretty impressive,” says Lawrence Glenn, director of water resources with the South Florida Water Management District.

‘Triumph of Imagination’

In all, nearly half of the river has been restored to its original state. The project involved filling in 22 miles of the canal, re-carving sections of the old river, and restoring 44 miles of the waterway’s natural meandering paths, according to the Army Corps.

“It's a triumph of imagination [and] of partnership between the federal government and the state” and other organizations coming together, says Shannon Estenoz, assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks with the Department of Interior, who formerly worked for several different environmental organizations in Florida.

Populations of popular game fish, such as bass, have climbed, in part because the water is more oxygenated and invertebrates that demand such conditions, such as mayfly and caddisfly larvae, have returned. Populations of wading and waterbirds are already above intended targets; some species that disappeared during the days of the canal—including ibis, bitterns, avocets, and sandpipers—are back.

The restoration is a grand success story that “shows it’s possible to act at the landscape scale, and [it] demonstrates how quickly ecosystems can recover,” Estenoz adds. And it’s vitally important for water quality and the threatened species that live there, including limpkins, snail kites, and bald eagles, says Congressman Darren Soto, whose district abuts the river.

Riders on horseback move cattle across Otter Slough on the Lightsey Ranch with Lake Kissimmee in the background. The Lightsey family has protected more than 90 percent of their land in conservation easements, helping steer development away from sensitive areas in the Everglades Headwaters and Kissimmee River Valley. First receiving cattle and horses from the Spanish in 1521, Florida has the longest history of cattle ranching in the United States.

The Kissimmee will become part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, thanks to an act sponsored by Soto and signed into law as a part of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The designation entails special protections and future funding for conservation work.

On the Water

To see the fruits of the restoration myself, I take a late summer ride down the river with photographer and National Geographic Explorer Carlton Ward, Jr., and Adam Bass, vice president of Conservation Florida. The first stretch of the river, directly south of Lake Kissimmee, consists of the old canal—300 feet wide and 30 feet deep, straight as a runway, with almost no birds or wildlife to mention. This part was left as a canal in part to prevent flooding in the Orlando area.

Passing through a lock to get the restored part of the river, the difference is stark and obvious as the river begins its natural flow. The abrupt edges are replaced by thickets and grasses and sabal palms and oaks—and we start seeing birds: herons, egrets, limpkins, and more. Surveys show that there are 50 species of fish in the Kissimmee, nearly 70 species of wetland-dependent birds, over 20 types of reptiles and amphibians, and four mammals that only live in the rehydrated marshes.

Snail kites are medium-sized hawks that feed on mollusks. They are considered an endangered species in Florida, the northern end of their range. The Kissimmee and its surrounding wetlands are an important habitat for them.

It's the rainy season and the wetlands are flooded, partially submerging vast fields of grasses and flowers. We pass dozens of alligators and bass fishermen. Though we are in crowded South Florida, there are long stretches where we see no people and hear only the sounds of frogs and waterbirds. This is still a wilderness. The river wiggles and bends and sometimes braids, leaving multiple pathways to choose from.

The next morning we wake before dawn and head out. As light creeps over the water nearly 10 snail kites—a subtropical species that’s considered endangered in the United States—fly overhead, many with apple snails in their beaks, large mollusks nearly the size of my fist.

These medium-sized hawks have striking red eyes and hooked beaks; the males are an almost bluish gray, with cream-and-slate undertails, the females a mottled chestnut and white.

Near the town of Lorida, we pull off at the Istokpoga Canal Boat Ramp—one of the only direct ways to access the restored part of the river, and meet Paul Gray, science coordinator with Audubon Florida. He also explains how the restoration project adds 100,000 acre-feet of water storage, which helps prevent flooding, and slows much of the water down, allowing nutrients to settle out.

Adam Bass, with Conservation Florida, steers his mud boat through a restored section of the Kissimmee River. With 1,000 people moving to Florida each day and land rapidly being developed, conservationists are working to protect land surrounding the Kissimmee and in the Florida Wildlife Corridor for the benefit of people and wildlife.

One night, we make camp along the river, serenaded by tree frogs and katydids—and watch fireflies flash in an open field, mirrored by twinkles of lightning in a brooding storm cloud on the horizon. Camping in Florida in August is not for the faint of heart, though, as a self-regenerating swarm of mosquitos appears at dusk—the likes of which I’ve never experienced.

Back to the Future

When the channelization was completed in the 1970s, everybody realized it was a mistake. Locals had been against it from the beginning, explains Monrad Chandler, a longtime resident of the area, because “a lot of people used to make a living on the river.”

We’re sitting on a parcel of land he owns right next to the Kissimmee. His son-in-law, Matt Pearce, ranches on this land, where he practices rotational grazing—cattle are currently excluded from this area, allowing the plants to recover and grow back.

“When they channelized the river, there was no marsh no more … then no ducks, no snipe, [no] wading birds,” he says. “A lot of people had to change their livelihood.”

“It was an ecological disaster,” Gray agrees.

But now, those birds are coming back—and the restored section looks essentially the way it used to, Chandler says, fondly recalling hunting and fishing on the river as a youngster.

The Kissimmee River and surrounding wetlands flooded after Hurricane Ian. This helped to prevent property damage in developed areas. “The Northern Everglades’ biggest challenge is water storage,” says Paul Gray, science coordinator with Audubon Florida, and these rehydrated wetlands help take excess water.

These restored wetlands provide corridors for larger wildlife such as Florida panthers and bears and habitat for endangered species, including grasshopper sparrows. By storing water, they also help prevent flooding during storms.

“The Kissimmee River accomplished an amazing feat last summer when Hurricane Ian slammed Florida,” Ward says. “It filled to the 100-year flood level and did its job naturally absorbing billions of gallons of water, with no loss of property, because of the restoration efforts.”

Yet there’s still much work to be done. About half of the Kissimmee consists of a canal, and there’s a big backlog of hydrological and research projects. One vital and imminent project involves raising the water level in Lake Kissimmee—and thus increasing water storage.

Gray explains that various areas of Florida—including Orlando—are running out of easily accessible water, draining the state’s aquifers. “These water projects are going to become more and more important for the future of Florida,” Gray says.

“This project is going to be saving water, going to be slowing it down—not only is that a benefit to wildlife, but to water management, and our ability to meet [our] water needs.”

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3 Great Birdwatching Spots in Driving Distance of Dickinson, ND

Going on a birdwatching trip is one of the best activities you can enjoy on a weekend or a holiday. Breathing some fresh air, going for a hike, and finding some of the beautiful species of birds that live in the region is a wonderful way to relax and recharge your batteries. Here are three of the most wonderful birding destinations you can reach in less than one hour by car from downtown Dickinson, ND.

1. Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Providing habitat to golden eagles, great-horned owls, black-capped chickadees, wild turkeys, white-throated sparrows, and sandhill cranes, Theodore Roosevelt National Park is one of the go-to destinations among birders and nature lovers from the region. Getting to this national park takes about 35 minutes by car from the Dickinson city center, driving west along route I-94.

Established in the late 1970s, Theodore Roosevelt National Park has become one of the most popular nature reserves among North Dakota residents, spanning an area of over 70,000 acres and welcoming more than 750,000 visitors each year. Besides birding and wildlife watching, this national park is also a well-known spot for hiking, camping, fishing, and seasonal hunting.

2. Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge

Encompassing an area of over 4,000 acres and located about 40 miles north of downtown Dickinson, Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge is a great spot for birding and wildlife photography. This nature reserve provides habitat to large populations of sandpipers, American avocets, tree swallows, marsh wrens, black-crowned night herons, savannah sparrows, meadowlarks, and other local and migratory species.

Driving from Dickinson to Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge takes just 40 minutes via route ND-22. Although wildlife watching is the most popular activity in this nature reserve, the place is also known for boasting one of the largest assemblages of Paleo-Indian artifacts in the entire country, making it a wonderful destination not only to enjoy some time in nature but also to learn about the precolonial history of the region.

3. Little Missouri National Grassland

Part of the Dakota Prairie Grasslands complex, Little Missouri National Grassland encompasses an area of over one million acres and is home to several different species of birds including prairie falcons, rock wrens, and yellow-breasted chats. This nature reserve is located about 50 miles northwest of Dickinson and can be reached in less than one hour by car via route I-94 and Franks Creek Road.

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cgasue · 2 years

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Big Year Update

It is amazing how fast this year is going! I posted my last blog the first week of August after returning from our second trip to Rainy River. At that time, I had 303 birds on my big year list. Since then I have picked up another 18 birds but it has not been easy.

It started on August 1. We had heard about a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons. Jim and I drove to Blenheim only to hear that the bird had flown off a short time ago and had not been seen since. 3 hours later after most of the others had given up and left, we were making one final pass between the lagoon cells and there sitting on the grass right in front of us was the bird – phew!!

The next day we went to Mitchell and added the Baird’s Sandpiper to the list (at the sewage lagoons of course) and then Jim suggested that we make a run to Kingston to look for the Neotropic Cormorant. I had already tried for this bird in Amherstburg at least three times without luck so I was a little hesitant about making such a long drive. Thankfully, we found the bird since it was an overnight trip and quite expensive for one bird!

To give you an idea of how much we have travelled just to get 18 birds, we have gone to Van Wagner’s Beach in Hamilton 4 times, Blenheim – 4 times, Hamilton/Burlington area – 3 times, Chatham-Kent – 3 times, Sarnia – 3 times, Point Pelee – 2 times, and the following places at least once: Kingston, Algonquin Park, Barrie, Mitchell, Pelee Island, Manitoulin Island, St. Catharines, Presqui’ile Provincial park, St. Catharines, Toronto, Long Point, Pickering, Bowmanville, Kettle Point, Tilbury and Amherst Island.

The first week of September, we had visitors from Switzerland. We were having a nice lunch on the first day near the Pinery when I received a message that there was an American Avocet at the Blenheim Sewage Lagoons. Barbara was up for it so she and I made the 90 minute drive (each way!) to Blenheim so that I could show her a Canadian sewage lagoon and get a new bird for my list.

The next day, we made a little detour on the way to Algonquin Park to see the Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Toronto. Fortunately Barbara and Bernard were flexible and didn’t mind a little extra time in the car to help me reach my goal.

The last couple of weeks have involved a fair bit of travelling and enduring crappy weather but it has been worth it. I picked up several new life birds and am now sitting at 321 for my 2022 Big Year list.

There are just a few regular migrants left that I hope to pick up by the end of the year so any other additions to the Big Year list will be attributed to rarities that may happen to visit Ontario for a day or two and my ability to get there before the bird flies.

Stay tuned ....

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