Thousands of teaching photos of over 680 North American bird species; 900+ "test yourself" ID question photos; also Galapagos, Costa Rica, Ecuador
Collared PeccaryA pig-like mammal, also known as the javelina, from deserts and chaparrals of North and Central America. Common American GullA water bird also known as the ring-billed gull, and commonly known as the sea gull.Common EgretThe common egret (also called the great egret) is a...
Recent research however, initiated a paradigm shift in management by demonstrating that some wading birds like the great blue heron and great egret (Casmerodius albus) largely eat diseased catfish and consumption of healthy catfish can be limited by specific management efforts. However, information ...
The 2023 Clements/eBird taxonomy update has just been announced, and the biggest surprise is that Cattle Egret will now be considered two species! Few people are familiar with variation in Cattle Egret, and while the split won't have much impact on North American birders I thought it would ...
The 2023 Clements/eBird taxonomy update has just been announced, and the biggest surprise is that Cattle Egret will now be considered two species! Few people are familiar with variation in Cattle Egret, and while the split won't have much impact on North American birders I thought it would ...
White Herons and Egrets – added illustration of Little Egret (but without a label) American Flamingo – added head of first-year Purple Swamphen Ridgway’s Rail Mountain Quail – added female Vultures – added heads of: Condor juvenile and 4th/5th-year; Black juvenile ...
The Reddish Egret, found in coastal areas, uses a unique hunting strategy. It spreads its wings to create shade, which attracts crustaceans and smaller fish – enabling it to feast on them with relative ease. Squid Squids are a significant food source for larger species, such as the ...
American Soles – Deep-bodied and laterally compressed. The mouth is small. The eyes are small to minute and right-facing. The preopercular margin is concealed or appears as a groove. Pectoral fins are small to absent. Eyed-side pelvic fin may be free or joined to the anal fin (Kells ...
(BirdLife International, 2015) for North American birds to remove records of vagrants, and — more importantly — erroneous reports from the dataset. We filtered records of each species based on how close they were to the range polygon for that species, and removed records that were >50 ...
Grouse are probably the most abundant wildlife species I find in the winter months. The moose tend to move a lot less, and therefore, I rarely spot one. The grouse seem to be plentiful, especially the spruce grouse. Here’s a fun collection from this winter. ...