Migrating Sandhill Cranes Bird Sightings

The Land of Enchantment (aka New Mexico) boasts bird sightings of the magnificent Sandhill Cranes. This article has several beautiful photos...

Tails of Birding: Bosque del Apache - Sandhill Cranes Here is a second sampling of the Sandhill Cranes at Bosque del Apache. We visited the refuge just after sunrise (about 7am). The cranes roost at night in shallow ponds. The ponds protect the birds from night predators, such ...

Check out the Wildlife News section of EnvironmentalNews.com for a terrific amateur video showing 500,000 migrating sandhills on the Platte River in Nebraska, USA. You'll also find some information about how to support organizations dedicated to protecting these amazing creatures. There's just something awesome in bird sightings of such huge numbers! Read the rest of this entry »

Check out this great little video. It reinforces the advice in Baby Bird Rescue-01.

By the way, check out Northern Cardinal Bird for tons of information and more images. While I'm thinking about it, you might also want to find out why cardinals attack windows and mirrors, including how to deal with birds attacking windows.

Cardinal feeding baby birds - Awesome!

Awesome close-up footage of a brilliant red cardinal feeding a fat catapillar to two baby cardinals who fell out of the nest.

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This is so cool! It's so well made... but then what else would you expect from such an expert. Anyway, you'll be amazed at what a voicebox about the size of a pea can produce. But then, the wonders of all things good shouldn't surprise us, should they. Anyway... enjoy!

Amazing! Bird sounds from the lyre bird - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife David Attenborough presents the amazing lyre bird, which mimics the calls of other birds - and chainsaws and camera shutters - in this video clip from The Life of Birds. This clever creature is one of the most impressive and funny in nature, with unb...

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