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1 day ago · The yellow-throated vireo is a small songbird native to North and South America. They are one of the most colorful members in the vireo family and feature yellow throats, olive heads, white bellies, and brown-grey backs and wings. They also have dark irises with bright yellow rings around them, looking like spectacles.
1 day ago · The Yellow Birds is brilliantly observed and deeply affecting: at once a freshly imagined bildungsroman about a soldier's coming of age, a harrowing story about the friendship of two young men trying to stay alive on the battlefield in Iraq, and a philosophical parable about the loss of innocence and the uses of memory...Extraordinary., "Thoughtful and analytical, the novel resonates as an accurate and deeply felt portrayal of the effects of post-combat syndrome as experienced by soldiers in ...
4 days ago · Yellow birds exhibit diverse foraging techniques, from American Goldfinches cracking seeds to Yellow Warblers gleaning insects from leaves. You’ll notice their varied vocalizations and migratory patterns, with some species like the Baltimore Oriole making long journeys to winter in warmer climates, while others like the Evening Grosbeak may stay put year-round depending on food availability.
4 days ago · Toucan. The toucan, for instance, is famous for its large, brightly coloured beak. This striking feature is not just beautiful but also highly functional, enabling them to reach fruits in dense ...
4 days ago · During last month's Global Big Day, roughly 1.3 million birders from about 203 countries participated. Birdwatchers spotted more than 7,700 species of birds around the world, and Colombia, as in ...
2 days ago · When applicable, eBird generally defers to bird records committees for records formally considered to be of "uncertain provenance". Provisional species count in official eBird totals. Escapee. Media powered by Macaulay Library. Gilchrist Crossing, Klamath County, Oregon, US on Thu Jun 27, 2024. Gilchrist Crossing, Klamath County, Oregon, US.
5 days ago · Listening to avian dreams When birds dream, they dream in song. Or at least that’s what Gabriel Mindlin’s recent study of dozing great kiskadees suggests. And he’s devised a way to listen in ( Chaos 2024, DOI: 10.1063/5.0194301 ). Previous studies have shown that neurons in bird brains do fire during their slumber, teasing that our feathered friends might be dreaming. Unfortunately, interpreting how that neural activity is linked to behavior is difficult. “We don’t know the ...
