Birds Are The Best

5/22/20

Yellow-crowned Night Heron on an old tree limb!

the ecuadorian hillstar is a hummingbird species found in ecuador and southernmost colombia, typically in grassland or scrubland habitats. the male ecuadorian hillstar has a brightly colored iridescent violet head. females lack this violet coloration and are green instead. after breeding, females lay two eggs in a large (for a hummingbird) cup nest, and raise the young without any assistance from the male. x

the shining sunbeam is a small species of hummingbird native to colombia, ecuador, and peru. these small hummingbirds feed on nectar, insects, and spiders. males and females are similar, with peachy undersides and accents, but females have less iridescent plumage on the lower back. x

This little hoot looks like a real-life Muppet! A brave little great horned owlet at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Alabama clacks its bill as a threat display. Great horned owls have many different calls and are known to clack, bark, hiss, rattle, whoop, shriek, and of course, hoot. Young great horned owls will fledge the nest around seven weeks old and are capable of short flights soon after. They’ll hang out on nearby branches or on the ground, and their parents never stray too far. Please if you come across young birds this spring, give them space – especially if they have most of their feathers. Good people trying to help sometimes do more harm than good while attempting to “rescue” baby birds. Video courtesy of Tom Ress.

Eurasian nuthatch/nötväcka. 

366 day project

Day 97 : Downy Woodpecker

theres no need for a poll on the trans bird pride mascot just look at the lilac breasted roller. this bird was born to support trans people. god bless you, lilac breasted roller

Sound on for some early morning Bluebird serenading! He is so excited to see her <3

Least, but certainly not last, the least sandpiper is the smallest shorebird in the world! Weighing in at a whopping one ounce, these petite peeps rely on mudflats, marshes and estuaries across the Americas to fuel up on their long migrations—up to 2,500 miles from their winter havens to their breeding grounds in the tundra of the far north!

Photography by Peter Solarz

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January 22, 2020 - Stripe-breasted Starthroat (Heliomaster squamosus)

These hummingbirds are found in forests and savannas of eastern Brazil and extreme northeastern Argentina. They eat the nectar of flowering shrubs and trees, along with some insects. Breeding from February through April, they build small cup-shaped nests on horizontal tree branches.

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

fucking superb, you funky little lemon