The month of October brings about massive bird migrations, as many of our feathered friends fly south for the winter. If you’d like to see stats on birds in your part of the woods, then you’re in luck. Simply click on the link and select your area from the search bar. The new BirdCast Migration Dashboard provides summaries of radar-based measurements of nocturnal bird migration, including estimates of the total number of birds migrating, their directions, speeds, and altitudes. This tool depicts migration patterns in near real time or as a summary of a whole night after nocturnal periods end…
I see that my YouTube bird playlist (featuring vids I've liked) has been growing exponentially, so I thought, why not share it with my viewers. Hope it brings you lots of smiles and laughs.
I’m distraught, due to the number of felines roaming our neighborhood and killing our chipmunks, and yes, our birds. As many of you know, my husband and I enjoy watching these tiny cousins of the squirrel. We love seeing them scurry across our deck in search of their favorite treats of peanuts and sunflower seeds and ducking in and out of the “chippie cup”. And of course, my biggest delight is having them eat from my hands and feeling their teeny, padded feet against my skin. We look forward to it every day. But for the last few weeks, we…
Apollo made it into the 2025 Guiness Book of World Records. The famous parrot from Florida earned a Guinness World Record by successfully identifying 12 objects in three minutes...
Animal videos sporting cuteness, curiosity, and comedy
And after a mind-bending post earlier on cosmology, I present a singing bird that makes no demands on your brain. Just lend an ear and eye for some unique entertainment from a frugivorous fellow.