Author: Matt Davis

Mourning Warbler: Bird in the Bush

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This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

Though relatively common over much of its range, the Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) is secretive and notoriously hard to observe. These birds mostly stay close to the ground in dense thickets and brush where they forage and nest. Outside of the breeding season, Mourning Warblers are also fairly quiet and can easily go unnoticed. As a result, very little is known of this bird’s life history outside of the breeding season. In fact, there are sizable gaps in our understanding of its breeding biology as well — for instance, no

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Add Dockable Dialogs In Gimp

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In this video we demonstrate how to add dockable dialogs in Gimp. when you use the dockable dialogs you will have access to fonts, gradients, color palettes. etc.

Birds Of The World: Gentoo Penguin

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The Gentoo Penguin(Pygoscelis papua), is classified in the avian order Sphenisciformes, and the family Spheniscidae.

GenusPygoscelis
SpeciesP. papua
Binomial NamePygoscelis papua
Length51-90 cm(1’8.1”-2’11.4”)
Weight4.5-8.5kg(9.9-17.6 lbs.)
Dietcarnivore
IUCN StatusLeast concern 

Physical Characteristics

Adult Gentoo Penguins’ backs are blackish, they have a white band on their crown that extends from one eye to the other. Their torsos are white, their bills are red or orange, with a black culmen(a culmen is the upper ridge of a bird’s bill). Their legs are orange-yellow to pink. 

Range and Habitat

The Gentoo Penguin’s breeding range consists … Continue