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Show me a Picture of a Birds
August 6, 2023

Show me a Picture of a Birds

Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and in all habitats. The largest is the nine-foot-tall ostrich. The smallest is the two-inch-long bee hummingbird. Everything about the anatomy of a bird reflects its ability to fly. The wings, for example, are shaped…

White Belly Bird
July 25, 2023

White Belly Bird

My, what a soft belly you have. Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP/GettyImages The phrase “soft white underbelly” describes the anatomy of a broad spectrum of animals ranging from sharks to amphibians to birds and even some mammals. Why is the most notorious biological vulnerability on Earth so ubiquitous? Pale underbellies are most often found among animals that…

Bird with a Mohawk
February 15, 2018

Bird with a Mohawk

A bald eagle rescued from Bird Creek had a final expression for her rescuers before the big raptor flapped its wings and climbed into the sky over Mohawk Park on Monday morning. “She hissed at me, ” Corey Killion said. “She didn’t do anything like that when we rescued her.” Killion and fellow Logos Construction employee James Lee saved the eagle from certain…

Bird with white Chest
January 13, 2023

Bird with white Chest

Woodpeckers are plentiful in the San Fernando Valley - indeed all over Los Angeles County and the Southland. The most common Woodpecker seen in backyards is the Nuttall s (NUWO). This lively little bird can be seen looking for bugs in all kinds of trees, making loud noises on telephone poles and crossing yards with its typical Woodpecker flight pattern of flap-flap-flap-coast-coast-flap-flap-flap-coast-coast…

White Bird with Mohawk
December 26, 2022

White Bird with Mohawk

If you’re fascinated with all things feathered, look no further than the skies and shores of Fort Myers & Sanibel. The region’s natural sanctuaries – home to countless species of native and migratory birds – attract flocks of avian aficionados each year in search of local wildlife. So get ready to focus your best pair of binoculars as we examine the types…