#bird nerd
An appreciation post for one of my favorite birds, the Anhinga! These birds are good divers and will completely submerge to catch their prey. Since they have no oils on their wings to repel water, anhingas have to stretch out their wings to let them dry before they can fly!
Pictures taken at Huntington Beach State Park, Murrels Inlet, SC
(Transcribing the text here, for anyone who can’t easily see it.)
Northern Waterthrush: No matter how nice your outfit is, your boots are always covered in mud.
Yellow Warbler: You’re a source of joy and light. Everyone is terrified to cross you.
Wilson’s Warbler: You like anyone who is wearing a tiny hat.
Painted Redstart: Your personal style is beguiling to your lovers and terrifying to your prey.
Cerulean Warbler: You got good looks at a Cerulean Warbler one time and you won’t ever let anyone forget it.
Orange-crowned Warbler: You’re too cool for the rest of us and you know it.
Black-throated Blue Warbler: You’re the helpful friend who always has a clean tissue in your pocket.
Black-and-white Warbler: You enjoy parties but you often get shy and duck behind furniture.
Blackburnian Warbler: You like scented candles because they’re a socially acceptable way to set small fires.
Mourning Warbler: You were emotionally overwhelmed by the return of MCR.
Blue-winged Warbler: All you want to do is talk, loudly and often, about bees.
Whatever Warbler You’re Looking At: You are correct.
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2 New Species of Helmetcrest Hummingbirds (amongst others) Recognized From South America
L - Buffy Helmetcrest(Oxypogon stubelii). Endemic to Colombia, located in the central mountain range (the paramos surrounding the Parque los Nevados). Photos: Oswaldo Cortés
R - White-bearded Helmetcrest(Oxypogon linden), endemic to Venezuela and only present in the Andes of Venezuela. Photo - Peter Boesman
(read more: ProAves)
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Let me examine closer *my eyes turn purple and blaze with spiritual power* oh yeah no that’s an egret not a heron, it’s got black legs
Little bird buddy *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ
[image description: a marker drawing of a bluejay in flight. It is drawn on pink paper with blue and pink markers. There are pink stars drawn around the bird. End of description.]
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Impermanent. It’s a theme that’s been on my mind a lot recently. I used to collect a lot of feathers after breeding season. I would go out on walks specifically with that goal in mind. It’s something I haven’t been able to do for a few years. I left these ones where they fell, fighting the urge to take them home and dry them out.
{please don’t remove my words}
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To many people this is ‘just’ a Sea Gull but there are actually many different species of gull. This one is a Glaucus Winged Gull. In North America it’s only found on the very western coast. They’re large but not anywhere near as large as the Herring Gull (which is pretty huge). Some who know a little more about birds may mistake this one for a juvenile or immature gull because of the spotting/streaking on its head but this is this species winter plumage. Like a lot of birds that are found in urban environments and learn to take advantage of what we humans have made many people also find gulls to be pests and annoying. They’re definitely confident but I really don’t see them the same way as most people. Sure, they’re clumsy and hilarious and not the sweetest of birds but they have their own special thing going and aside from their plumage, wing, beak and eye markings I also find that the different species have quite different temperaments. I suppose this is a mini rant about Sea Gulls which is quite hilarious but I think it holds some truth for how many of us see and think about what’s around us including how we think about each other and the creatures we live along side.
{please don’t remove my words!}
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