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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!
1,175 Questions
What bird has red on its chest and under its wings otherwise being black with white spots?
In the UK a thrush is easily recognised by it's spotted breast
What kind of bird is black white and gray with webbed feet?
well, there are allot of birds that have gray feathers. i have a baby bird in my backyard that has gray feathers. robins can, sparrows, and doves are the main ones. very rarely newborn bluebirds can have grey feathers. if you want to know the specific bird, check the eggs (if there are any). if the eggs are blue, it is a bluebird or robin. any other color you would have to go deeper. sometimes you can't just tell by the eggs and the feathers. you can "spy" on the nest to see the mama.
What is the scientific Latin name for the California condor?
The California condor is gymnogyps californianus.A large ,very rare vulture,with a wingspan up to nine feet.Recently reintroduced into the wild in California and Arizona.Other condors are being bred in captivity for future release,to augment the current population of wild condors.
Do hummingbirds migrate on the wings of other birds?
No, Humming Birds don't "Hitch Hike" on others. They just slowly expand and move out there population.
What kind of bird has red head and a white neck and chest?
A rose-breasted grosbeak? I think that's what I'm seeing right now on my feeder in PA.
What kind of bird has yellow tail feathers yellow under the wings and the top of the head is red?
i would say it is a cardinal
How many offspring can a mallard have?
It really doesn't matter what breed of duck it is. They usually lay up to 8-15 in a nest and in a whole year up to 300 !
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Female mallards lay from 8-12 eggs. They lay one egg a day, then when they have completed laying, they will sit on the eggs to incubate them, this is why all ducklings hatch within hours of each other, ready to follow their mother as a group.Incubation can take approximately 28 days.
What bird is black with a white chest and a yellow beak?
I think that you are asking about the Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
What bird has a blue-purple head red-orange chest and brown back?
i'd say its a stupid bird. lol jk i have no clue.
What bird is about the size of a wren and has a yellow strip on top of the head?
Check out golden crowned kinglet in your field guide. This is the only species I can think of that has a yellow stripe.
What bird in Missouri has a black head and a red heart on its chest?
Indigo Bunting. Go to Cornell Orinthology and verify.
When you are talking about fish, ( e.g. catfish and carp) it refers to the fact that they feed off what has settled on the lake or stream bed. This has been said to make their flesh not as tasty to humans. It also makes their flesh higher in metals and chemicals that can be bad for us, so it is not good to eat too much of them - unless they are farm raised. When you are referring to a person, it is a derogatory epitaph indicating the person is disgusting.
What do you call a bird with black feather?
Bird-of-paradise has big black feathers . They are a member of the Strelitziaceae family which contains other species often seen in central and south Florida landscapes. Strelitzia parvifolia is similar to, but smaller than S. reginae. Its leaves grow to 9 inches long and are less than 3 inches wide. The flowers are bright orange with blue tongues.
What kind of bird has white spots under wing?
A bird that is black with white spots on its wings might include the ivory billed woodpecker or the jackdaw. This might also be the tri-colored black bird.
What bird is gray with a red head?
It could have been a juvenile cardinal missing head feathers. The siblings sometimes pluck each others feathers out. And the bill or beak wouldn't have turned the bright red color that males get when they mature, the females have a very pale peachy colored beak.
The pigment of their skin is also black to a dark pasty grey, visible when the feathers arent' completely formed or are missing.
I found a link with pictures: check it out because only you know what you saw.
http://www.whatbird.com/browse/objs/All/birds_na_147/110/Color/2066/Red link:
How does the tailor-bird make its nest?
it makes its nest by sewing two leaves together by its sharp needle type beak and also uses cotton to put in it and lay eggs in it
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Do the parent birds return to the nest after all the baby birds are gone?
No, not once they have left it.Many Birds will return to the nest they were born in, or very close, during the next season. They may bring the whole family back.
What is the diameter and weight of an albatross egg?
The albatross is a very large sea bird. They have a wingspan of 6.5 feet to 11 feet. They weigh around 22 pounds.
The Mocking Bird, among a number of others. Small gray birds about the size of a Robin with large white flashes on their wings and an irregular fluttering wing beat are probably Mockingbirds.
