Category: Birdwatching

Spotted Sandpiper: Teeter-peep

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This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

Teetering, bobbing, and darting along the water’s edge or springing into shallow, stiff-winged flight with a soft weet-weet-weet call, the Spotted Sandpiper is a distinctive and delightful sight. During its breeding season this bird shows a densely-spotted throat and breast (reminiscent of a Wood Thrush’s), a black-tipped orange bill, brown back, and white eyebrow, or supercilium, that extends behind the eye. Even without its eponymous spots, which are absent during the nonbreeding season, the Spotted Sandpiper’s telltale foraging behaviors and flight style make it easy to identify.

The “Spotty” is

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Humboldt Penguin Bubble Enrichment

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This YouTube video was produced by the Calgary Zoo.

We bubble with excitement whenever we see bubble enrichment! Our Humboldt penguin ‘Antonio’ was very curious about these non-toxic soap bubbles in the outdoor habitat.

Stop by Penguin Plunge to visit our penguins!

Founded in 1929, the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is Canada’s most visited zoo and a cherished family destination for locals and visitors alike. Situated on 125 acres in the heart of Calgary, Alberta, we are a leading international authority in wildlife conservation, committed to fighting the extinction of plants and animals across the globe. 

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Whooping Crane Scatter Feed

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This YouTube video was produced by the Calgary Zoo.

Do you like sharing meals with someone special? Our whooping crane ‘Arthur’ does! At a recent scatter feed, we caught Arthur presenting fish to female ‘Mera’.

Stop by #WildCanadaYYC to visit our whooping cranes!

Founded in 1929, the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is Canada’s most visited zoo and a cherished family destination for locals and visitors alike. Situated on 125 acres in the heart of Calgary, Alberta, we are a leading international authority in wildlife conservation, committed to fighting the extinction of plants and animals across the globe. 

Calgary Zoo