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Birdwatching
Birdwatching is a very popular hobby around the world. Finding and identifying all the different species is a challenge. If you enjoy learning the feeding, nesting, and mating habits of birds, this is the category to watch!
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Examples of a Nocturnal predatory bird?
Owls, ruffed grouse, snipes, rails, whiporwill.
all of these have nocturnal activities, but owls actually hunt at night. Many otherwise diurnal birds will migrate at night, too. All members of the family caprimulghidae,whippoorwill, chuck will's widow, nighthawk.
Mourning doves nest in trees using several sticks that scarcely resemble a nest to the human eye. Occasionally they will nest in shrubbery or even more occasionally on the ground.
Rock doves [a.k.a. pigeons] nest on building structures or shelving. Their nests are substantial and may look messy or haphazard to humans. [Everywhere]
Eurasian tree doves nest in trees. Their nests, like the nest of mourning doves, appear to be flimsy but the tree dove is more likely to line their nest with grasses. [introduced to USA and spreading to Canada]
The Spotted Dove fashions twigs into a platform for its nest. They use more twigs than Mourning doves do. [Australia]
The Ruddy Ground dove builds a cupped nest out of sticks in a tree. [Texas, Mexico and points south]
All of the doves except for the Rock Dove [pigeon] suffer from eggs falling out of their nests which cause a high rate of mortality. This is offset by breeding several times a year.
What bird has a yellow body with a red head and red extending down the back and onto the breast?
I think, its the Blue Tit...i'm not sure though.
What kind of bird is gray with a yellow belly and pointed crest?
If it was with a group of other birds and had a tiny reddish mark near its eye, it was probably a Cedar Waxwing.
What does a whippoorwill look like?
A brown bird, with white outer tail feathers in the male, and streaked coloration. Tiny feet and beak, but a wide mouth for catching insects on the wing.
The Snowy Owl, when kicking around his neck of the woods, flies at an average of 20-30 miles per hour based of size, health, and wind resistance. When in distress, persuing prey or being persued by an aggressive foe, These birds can acheive a swift but not long lived 50miles per hour average, again health and wind taken into consideration.
What water bird is black with white wing patches and red feet?
Well it is only balck but it looks shiny when the sun shines on it and when the sun shines on it it looks purple. and it is called a black rat snake
What birds eat sunflower and grass seeds?
Yes. Birds of prey will not eat seeds, but most vegetable-eating avians will eat sunflower seeds.
Further information:
Whilst many species of birds eat sunflower seeds, they do not eat tend to eat the shells, or husks. Parrots, which are the most common consumers of sunflower seeds, have specially shaped beaks to enable them to remove the husks quickly and skilfully. The husks cannot be digested.
Where do black capped chickadee's live?
black-capped chickadees (chickadees) are found in Canada and the USA
What are some examples of birds?
Woodpeckers
Sparrow
Robin
Crows
Seagulls
Black-nosed gull
Blue jays
Ostrich
Hawk
Eagles
A stork may be the one you're thinking of. There are several large billed birds, but the stork is a more widely known bird. It is commonly shown carrying babies to new parents in cartoons. Note: This isn't the only large billed bird. There are tons more breeds with large bils.
What kind of bird is this with black white with gray wings web feet and a red beak?
We need location, size and behavior to be sure, but it is probably some sort of tern, possibly a Royal or Caspian.
i wouldn't if i were you, but as far as i know if the bird is caused no unnesacery pain then its ok. but i'd look into it a bit more. =]
don't do it man!
Not knowing the size of the bird or the location it was found in (habitat and geographic) makes it a little bit harder to identify, but it is possible this could be a great kiskadee, one of the kingbirds, one of the vireos, a meadowlark, or a goldfinch. I really do not have enough info to answer your question. Was it a songbird or a waterbird? Did you see it in the forest or in the meadow? Do you live in D.C. or in Texas? I need to know a lot of stuff to be able to positively identify the bird. However, I can direct you to a good site for bird ID (See the related links).
How many times a minute does a humming bird flap its wings?
well depending how long they live for? one second they can flap their wings 90 times per second so you do the math per minute 60x90= 5400 times in a minute. so you can work the rest out! Hope i Helped your question!
What kind of bird has a red y shape on back of head and a black triangle on chest?
Your description is unfortunately fairly vague - it would help if you could give the approximate size of the bird, whereabouts you saw it (habitat, region of the US/world), what it was doing, etc.
However, based on your description, I would assume it is a Northern Flicker. If you look for it in a field guide, it is with the woodpeckers.
Will mother bird neglect baby birds if touched by humans?
Yes they will because the scent that humans give off is the total opposite of the scent that the baby birds normally have. The mother will not feed her babies if they have human scent and the babies will die.
A nocturnal bird, such as an owl, that is primarily active at night.
What bird has black and yellow feathers in Missouri?
One possibility is a Rose-breasted Grossbeak. There are others including the Baltimore and Orchard Orioles.
Does any body have a template for making a robins nest box?
How to Make a Robin Nest Box
Robins build nests in trees or on other structures. Some of us naturally think that the robins that make their nests in the most natural settings will have better success than those that nest on houses. Sure enough, once in a while a baby robin crashes to a hard cement patio and dies when it first fledges from a nest built on a porch light. Baby robins in tree nests have far softer landings in the branches below their nest branch.
Nest Boxes Can Help Protect Baby Robins
A problem even more dangerous to baby robins than falling is predation, especially by American Crows. Most crows are reluctant to come too close to buildings, so robins that nest on porch lights, window sills, eaves, and other spots on houses are usually safe from them. Robins nesting on buildings are often easy to study during their nesting period. If you want to study nesting robins, getting them to nest in a box or other structure can be good for you AND good for the robins!
Problems associated with robins nesting on houses:
- Robin adults may attack people who come too close. If you put up a nest shelf, you might want to locate it on a side of the house that gets little human traffic.
- Robins may discover their reflection in a window, and start attacking it. This happens as often with robins nesting in trees as on houses. To deal with that issue, see Help! There's a Robin Hitting My Window!
- Baby robins may crash to hard cement below. If you want to put up a nest platform above a deck, patio, sidewalk, or other hard surface, a few days before the babies are due to fledge you might want to put a wheelbarrow or wagon filled with something soft below.
What is a white beak bird with only black feathers?
There is a photo of one on the weblink listed below, but it is unidentified there as well...
