Category: Birdwatching

A Sailor’s Valentine: Stories of Kinship with Seabirds

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This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

Seabirds have been a part of human exploration of the ocean from the start; icons of the comedy, grace, and challenge of a life at sea. They have been sailors’ teachers of geography and guides home. But while seabirds are long-revered by maritime communities, they are nearly invisible to the majority of people who live inland.

Starting in 2024, a group of six fellows set out to explore the connections between people and seabirds and bring more attention to these often forgotten birds. ABC’s Seabirds and Stories of Multi-Species Kinship

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The next steps for our baby macaw

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This YouTube video was produced by The Australia Zoo.

The next steps for our baby macaw

Here at Australia Zoo we are home to over 1200 beautiful animals and 400 staff. Join us as we give you a behind the scenes look at all the action. From new additions to animal highlights, our awesome zoo crew and fabulous zoo celebrations. We’ll get you up close and personal with Australia Zoo Life!

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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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