Birds belong to the scientific class Aves (A-veez). Aves contains about two dozen orders of birds. All birds that exist today belong to the sub-class Neornithes (nee-OR-nuh-theez). They differ from their ancient ancestors, in part, by lacking teeth. There are about 165 families of b...
Upland Sandpiper Ural owl Urechis unicinctus (Penis Fish) Urial Uromastyx (Spiny-Tailed Lizard) Urutu Snake Utonagan Animals that start with V Valley Bulldog Vampire Bat Vampire Crab Vampire Squid Vaquita Veery Vegavis Velociraptor Venus Flytrap Vermilion Flycatcher Vervet Monkey Vestal Cuckoo Bumble...
well at least during the summer months. The biggest ornithological event of the year wasn’t any vagrant but the pairing up of two Ospreys in Poole Harbour. They are part of a reintroduction program started in 2017 and organised by the Birds of Poole Harbour and the Roy Dennis Foundation. ...
Sometimes the little sandpipers would come close to me, but they were aware of my existence and would stay about 5-10 from where I was sitting. I even saw a few Ospreys flying along the beach looking for a nice mullet dinner. Speaking of mullet, every once in a while, you could ...
Having just the sounds of seagulls, small birds singing, and the ocean was pure bliss. Amenities such as the filtered water stations, fresh fruit-infused water at the valet station, freshly brewed coffee in the lobby, and beach chairs & umbrellas, added comfort and convenience to our stay. ...
Spotted Sandpiper (ph) ___ APR JUL CO KS Actitis macularia Willet (ph) ___ APR JUL CO Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus Long-billed Curlew (nt) (ph) ___ APR CO NE KS Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew (photo by Abram Fleishman) Marbled Godwit (ph) ___ APR CO WY Li...