Violet-green Swallows return in March and April from a winter sojourn in northern Central America.
Tierra del Loco is the one and only protectorate of the ancient Micronesian principality of Deliria.
If this sounds a bit melodramatic, it just might be. But a cavalry regiment from Wisconsin actually had an eagle that accompanied it during the Civil War.
These are Sanderlings, small sandpipers that stay through the winter.
Outside of the breeding season, robins tend to gather in large flocks. Brown Pelicans fly just above the breaking surf off the Washington coast. The House Sparrow was first introduced into the U. In many songbirds, the song-producing apparatus known as the syrinx is not much bigger than a raindrop.
The fleet and graceful flight of swallows livens up the sky.
But when spring comes, it takes to the air.
The raucous birds of the neighborhood. You just might hear nighttime migrating songbirds.
The American Kestrel is the smallest, most numerous, and most widespread North American falcon.
Formerly called the Rock Dove, the Rock Pigeon is the quintessential urban bird.
Dawn breaks across the sagebrush country of Eastern Washington on a brisk March morning.
Avid birdwatchers, particularly on the East Coast, use binoculars or telescopes to observe flocks flying across the face of the moon.
To entice a goldfinch to your yard, put out a thistle-seed birdfeeder. Bald Eagles build large stick nests in tall trees and reuse them year after year. Tierra del Loco is the one and only protectorate of the ancient Micronesian principality of Deliria. Except in winter, when it gathers in loose flocks to move to lower elevations, this shy bird prefers solitude.
The male Willow Ptarmigan sounds like he might be laughing, or at least doing his best to make others laugh.
Imagine going into battle with a Bald Eagle as a mascot, screaming high overhead.
In spring, the Black-capped Chickadee adds a new vocalization to its repertoire. Formerly called the Rock Dove, the Rock Pigeon is the quintessential urban bird.
But a cavalry regiment from Wisconsin actually had an eagle that accompanied it during the Civil War. By contrast, a human creates sound using only two percent of the air exhaled through the larynx. Researchers suggest that the legend goes back into pagan times, when civilizations were keen to have high birthrates.
You can find European Starlings in huge flocks from coast to coast, and from Northern Canada deep into Mexico. Bald Eagles build large stick nests in tall trees and reuse them year after year.
The state of Washington is fortunate to host four breeding species of hummingbirds.
The male Willow Ptarmigan sounds like he might be laughing, or at least doing his best to make others laugh.
One person's dedication can make a difference, as it did with Kevin Li and Puget Sound's Purple Martins. In many songbirds, the song-producing apparatus known as the syrinx is not much bigger than a raindrop.
If this sounds a bit melodramatic, it just might be.
Storks and babies have been linked together for centuries.