Category: bird

Cut-throat Finches: The Next Slasher Movie Stars?

Oct 16, 2016 | bird | 1

The cute little birds known collectively as finches aren’t as innocent as they appear,...

Sword Billed Hummingbird: Fencing Champion?

Jun 17, 2015 | bird, cool, sword billed hummingbird | 11

photo: Dubi Shapiro Habitat: South America; Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela Status:...

10 Totally Unusual Bird Nests From Around the World

Feb 3, 2015 | bird, cool, lists, Uncategorized | 3

Not all bird nests are created equal. These are some of the most unusual bird nests from around...

Violet-backed Starling Stuns with its Amethyst Feathers

Jan 27, 2015 | Amethyst Starling, beautiful, bird, Cinnyricinclus leucogaster, colorful, Violet-backed Starling | 11

Habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa Status: Least Concern Here’s the unbelievably striking...

Meet the Fancy Pigeons That Rock Parkas: Jacobin Pigeons

Dec 16, 2014 | bird, cute, weird | 5

Habitat: domesticated The Jacobin Pigeon is one of your typical ‘high society pigeons’...

Bizarre Baby Bird Mimics a Toxic Caterpillar To Escape Predation

Dec 12, 2014 | bird, cool, weird | 1

Habitat: Amazonian forests Status: Least Concern Cinereous mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra) chicks...

The Ocellated Turkey Puts the ‘Trip’ in Tryptophan

Nov 27, 2014 | beautiful, bird, colorful, ocellated turkey | 10

Habitat: Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico Status: Near Threatened Do not be alarmed. You have not...

I Can’t Decide if These Baby Barn Owls are Cute or Insanely Terrifying…

Oct 28, 2014 | bird, cute, scary | 4

I never thought I could say this about baby barn owls but… I’m leaning towards...

Bald Cockatoo Finds Joy in Singing/Dancing After Owner Dies

Oct 21, 2014 | bird, cute | 0

King O the bald cockatoo’s naked little head hints at how stressful his life used to be....

Video: Screech Owl Being a Chatterbox

May 16, 2014 | bird, cute, funny, video | 0

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American Bittern: the “Plumper Lunking,” Camouflaging, Weirdo Bird

Mar 11, 2014 | bird, weird | 1

There are some animals that can easily scare the daylights out of you. The Predatory Hawaiian...

Show the Scarlet Ibis Some Love on Valentine’s Day!

Feb 14, 2014 | bird, colorful, Uncategorized | 0

Habitat: South America and islands of the Caribbean Status: Least Concern I can’t think of a...

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