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A Bridled Guillemot is a form of Guillemot with a white eye ring and a thin white line extending behind the eye. It is not regarded as a subspecies.
Those odd fins on the pelicans’ bills are called breeding knobs—or nuptial tubercles, if you want to impress your birder friends. These seasonal growths appear only during mating season and fall off once nesting begins. They're nature’s version of a fancy boutonnière.
1. Forget cologne or gelled-up hair
A horny bill says, "I’m debonair!”
2. When pelicans court, they don't do flowers
They sprout tubercles with mysterious powers.
3. Nuptial tubercles appear this time of year
A pelican’s version of a boutonnière
This day flying moth is a migrant from Southern France. seen at Lower Moor in the Cotswold Water Park
Una lechuza gavialana abandona su posadero habitual. Foto tomada en Finlandia, en marzo de este año.
An incredibly nimble Chiffchaff feeding off the water surface in Fuente de Piedra, Spain.
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"Basic terms: A group of quail is a covey; the males are known as cocks, the females are hens, and the babies are chicks."
Un macho de cernícalo primilla se aproxima con una presa para ofrecersela a la hembra, antes de iniciar una cópula.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) has been reclassified to Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
The Least Sandpiper is the smallest shorebird in the world, weighing in at about 1 ounce and measuring 5-6 inches long.
Bald eagle-09882
The eagle is in full dive hoping to recapture the coot. The coot dove every time the eagle approached.
Great egret
"All Shook Up" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley in 1957. My oldest brother wasn't an Elvis fan and pointed out, "grammatically, it should be shaken up." I kept dancing and asked, "what do grammatically mean?"
Brown Pelicans are unusual birds in my desert environment and at Lake Pleasant.
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” anonymous