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This group is for birding, birders and bird enthusiasts. One can be a pet owner, researcher, Ornithologist, birder that is advanced or novice. Anyone interested in birds!

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King Penguins face extinction by century's end

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Feb 27. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Climate change pushing Antarctica's king penguins to brink of extinction, says studyWith…Continue

Tags: penguin extinction

Firehawk Raptors

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Jan 13. 0 Replies 2 Likes

These Birds of Prey Are Deliberately Setting Forests on FireMany birds, like crows, are smart.…Continue

Tags: birds spreading fire

Birdology by Sy Montgomery (Delanceyplace.com)

Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Bertold Brautigan May 25, 2017. 1 Reply 1 Like

This morning's vignette from Delanceyplace struck me as being worthy of mention here ... so here I am, mentioning it! Enjoy. ===================== Birds are the only wild animals most people see every day. No matter where we live, birds live with…Continue

Tags: dinosaurs, birds

Climate Change favors ornament decrease

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Idaho Spud Jan 25, 2017. 1 Reply 2 Likes

Those delightful extravagant male ornaments such as bright color and showy plumes are likely to disappear due to selective pressure from the changing climate.…Continue

Tags: birds lose beauty, fancy male plumage

Climate Change plus Open Pit Mine kills several thousand snow geese

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Dec 7, 2016. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Thousands of snow geese die in Montana after landing on contaminated waterSeveral thousand snow…Continue

Tags: mass snow geese fatality, Berkeley Pit open mine

Wind Farms less lethal to birds than fossil fuels

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Nov 8, 2016. 0 Replies 1 Like

Contextualizing avian mortality: A preliminary appraisal of bird and bat fatalities from wind, fossil-fuel, and nuclear electricitySo much for the claim…Continue

Tags: wind energy bird lethality, avian mortality

Crows carry objects with sticks

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Jul 29, 2016. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Crows are first animals spotted using tools to carry objectsNew Caledonian crows ... have been filmed inserting…Continue

Tags: use stick to carry object, tool use, New Caldonian crows

Hawks in trouble from heat

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Jun 13, 2016. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Heat prompts thousands of young hawks to leave nest earlyTucson's Wildlife Center is…Continue

Tags: Climate Change, Coopers Hawks

423 North American Bird Species Risk Extinction

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 22, 2016. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Third of North American Birds Said to Face Extinction Due to Climate Change, Other Man-Made FactorsA new…Continue

Tags: BIrd Extinction

Wonders of the World, Birds

Started by Joan Denoo May 10, 2016. 0 Replies 1 Like

Another gift from Angelica. It just takes my breath away to realize the great diversity that comes about by natural selection. No need for the god hypothesis. Continue

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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on September 8, 2018 at 12:21am: New York and seven other states are suing the Trump administration for allegedly gutting longstanding protections for migratory birds under the 100-year-old federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
The lawsuit stems from a legal opinion issued by the Department of Interior last year that prohibits energy companies and other businesses from being criminally prosecuted if they accidentally kill migratory birds.

The suit calls the opinion "arbitrary and capricious and contrary to the law" and is asking the court to vacate it.

Joining the lawsuit are California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico and Oregon.

NY sues Trump administration over migratory bird protections

Comment by Joan Denoo on October 27, 2017 at 12:28am: Even a parrot seems to be reaching out to touch natural things and when none is available, a faux nature will have to do. Poor thing! Using a faux tree, surrounded by faux vines, he seems to look, in anthropomorphic terms, like a jungle parrot lost in a wasteland.

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on October 26, 2017 at 9:19pm: from cheezburger

Comment by Idaho Spud on February 9, 2017 at 11:00am: Interesting migration map. It took a long time to find the #81 hummingbird migration but I finally did. They should make the numbers a lot smaller.

Comment by Joan Denoo on February 9, 2017 at 1:58am: I was unable to post this on Hang with Friends.

Mesmerizing Migration: Watch 118 Bird Species Migrate Across A Map ...

Fascinating image of migratory birds in both North and South America.

"For the first time, scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have documented migratory movements of bird populations spanning the entire year for 118 species throughout the Western Hemisphere. The study finds broad similarity in the routes used by specific groups of species—vividly demonstrated by animated maps showing patterns of movement across the annual cycle."

Comment by Joan Denoo on July 14, 2016 at 6:58pm: I expect Birdie Sanders will grow up to be a powerful speaker who doesn't put up with greed or other such nonsense. Suppose we can clone him?

Comment by Grinning Cat on July 14, 2016 at 5:48pm: Birdie Sanders has the hair exactly right!

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on July 14, 2016 at 5:29pm

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on May 21, 2016 at 10:07pm: from cheezburger

Comment by Joan Denoo on May 1, 2016 at 12:40am: Steph, here is a treasure I have not seen before:

Ruff (philomachus pugnax) in wetlands. Finland

Photographer: Niko Pekonen