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On this day in 2023 - a welcome visitor among all the feral and Wood Pigeons! Collared Dove in the garden! Birmingham UK - 30-09-23 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography #photograpersofbluesky

(1/) Back in 2024, we celebrated 30 years of the Breeding Bird Survey. Gwyn Williams was one of just over 100 dedicated volunteers who surveyed a BBS square each year since the survey began. Have a read of his story: www.bto.org/get-involved... @btobirds.bsky.social #Ornithology

I've kept track of every single UK bird I've managed to identify and I'd like to try to paint them all. These are the finches I have seen so far.

Whilst this isn't my usual style, I'm having fun experimenting!

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#illustration #ornithology #birdart #watercolour #sketchbook #sciart #birds

he world’s loudest birds squawk as loud as a jackhammer. The calls of the bare-throated bellbird & red-legged seriema can exceed 120 decibels. www.popsci.com/environment/... #biology #ornithology #palaeontology #science #SciChat

I was privileged to see two yellow eyed penguins in the Otago area way back in 2005. Didn’t think that the population numbers would get this bad so quickly 😢
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Time for a #WeBSSpeciesSpotlight✨

Today we have the gorgeous Shelduck. These chunky, charismatic birds are usually seen on estuaries and coastal marshes, and they nest in burrows!

To learn more about Shelducks and other WeBS species, visit BirdFacts➡️www.bto.org/birdfacts

#Ornithology #UKBirding

Learning cool stuff like how you can sex a red breasted sapsucker by tongue length. This guy is a male bc he has a long tongue !!

#birdbanding #redbreastedsapsucker #ornithology #birds

Bringing session 4 to a close is Beckie George‘s „Integrating climate risk into spatial planning for climate change-resilient bird conservation“ #BOUasm26 #ornithology

Now joining us online is Radhika Jha with her talk „Global habitat suitability and conservation priorities for vultures under a changing climate“ #BOUasm26 #ornithology

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I'm about #BOUasm26 today discussing how species traits (temperature niche position, habitat selectivity, urban association) shape avian populations.

In my study system in North Carolina, we've been monitoring bird populations with a mini breeding bird survey since 1999.

#ornithology #Ecology

Quiet backyard feeders in the Sonoran Desert? Our white-winged doves have already left for Mexico! 🕊️🌵
But October brings new arrivals. Keep an eye out for:
• Yellow-rumped Warblers
• Costa’s Hummingbirds
• White-crowned Sparrows
#SonoranDesert #BirdMigration #Ornithology

We are now joined by Ivara Goulden for their talk „The role of land cover change and species traits in shaping avian populations“ #BOUasm26 #ornithology

We‘re kicking off session 4 with Robert J. Fletcher, keynote „What past surprises tell us about the future of an endangered bird“ #BOUasm26 #ornithology #snailkite

Brennig Hughes presents his talk „Individual identification of Leach's Storm-petrels from their vocalisations“ to bring us to the end of session 3. #BOUasm26 #ornithology #stormpetrels

Your daily Avian Hybrids story!

Ghost introgression contributes to genetic differentiation in the White-breasted Nuthatch
avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/g...

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