Bird song is heard frequently in classical music.
On a warm, sunny day, an American Robin sits on the ground, its wings outstretched
and its tail splayed behind.
This is the time of year that young birds leave the
nest, and they are especially vulnerable to cats.
Are gulls underrated as singers?
Mourning Doves are common in suburban environments
and along roadsides, adapting well to human habitation.
It migrates south for the winter and returns each
spring to an ever more uncertain fate in Washington. Because frog-leg enthusiasts
wanted these tasty morsels locally available.
The plight of the young bird is illustrated by this
encounter between predator and prey, as a young hawk sets out on its first hunting
expedition. How do birdwatchers identify a particular species?
Band-tailed Pigeons stay in small flocks most of
the year, uttering their soft call. Although not a first-rate vocalist, the Tufted
Puffin is instantly recognizable to the eye.
Two robin-sized woodpeckers excavate a nest hole.
Unless kids are introduced purposefully to nature, they may understand the plight of
the Amazon rain forest, but never dampen their feet in a local stream. With
clown-like faces and huge, multicolored bills, they stand upright on sea cliffs
along the northern oceans. Band-tailed Pigeons stay in small flocks most of the
year, uttering their soft call. Some people say it sounds like a drunken robin,
slurring its notes in syncopated time. They may never know the names and songs of
the birds they see or understand the wonder of migration.
The males court females on a lek, snapping their
wings with firecracker-like pops. Some people say it sounds like a drunken robin,
slurring its notes in syncopated time. And no bird has been so often evoked and
emulated in song and symphony as the cuckoo.
The males court females on a lek, snapping their
wings with firecracker-like pops.
But the draining of wetlands, forest fragmentation,
and market hunting caused precipitous declines in their numbers. But starting a
century ago, this large frog was introduced all across the West.
As we ponder the wonders of bird sounds, how many
of us think of gulls?
John James Audubon, the French naturalist who spent
his adult life studying and painting the birds of North America, saw only this
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, a bird of eastern North America. Bird song is heard
frequently in classical music. The mating call of the bullfrog was once heard only
in the eastern half of North America.
A century later, they were all gone. John James
Audubon, the French naturalist who spent his adult life studying and painting the
birds of North America, saw only this Ruby-throated Hummingbird, a bird of eastern
North America. As a maker of silly sounds, he beats the Three Stooges hands down. Be
still and blend in. And no bird has been so often evoked and emulated in song and
symphony as the cuckoo. This is the time of year that young birds leave the nest,
and they are especially vulnerable to cats. To bring them into your garden, plant
thick, low vegetation, or create a brush pile.
Peregrine Falcons are evidence of the success of
both the Endangered Species Act and the ban of the pesticide DDT.
To bring them into your garden, plant thick, low
vegetation, or create a brush pile.
At this time of year, you may see young birds
making their first forays outside the nest.