Remove America Remove Eggs Remove Groups Remove Raised
article thumbnail

National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

10,000 Birds

If you remember that the first edition of Sibley was published with “National Audubon Society” on the cover, raise your hand. And now we have the third iteration in Audubon’s guide book history: National Audubon Society Birds of North America. Plate 28 from Audubon Bird Guide, Eastern Land Birds, by Richard H.

article thumbnail

The Dracula Bird

10,000 Birds

But when raised, they seem to have a sort of weird cape. In other words, they never raise their own young. Instead, they lay their eggs in other species’ nests, and let those nest-making birds (often significantly smaller than the cowbirds) raise their young. In fact, this is not even a particularly large group.

Birds 156
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

10,000 Birds

Europe has one species (Eurasian Spoonbill), the Americas have one (Roseate Spoonbill), Australia two (Royal and Yellow-billed Spoonbill), and Asia has two as well (Eurasian and Black-faced Spoonbill). Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability. Also, I learned that in the US , ostrich eggs are priced at $40-$75.

Ostriches 147
article thumbnail

Polyandry and Polygynandry on the Tundra

10,000 Birds

Many of the most peculiar aspects of birds are involved with mating, whether it’s for attracting mates, defending nests against predators, or raising chicks. In this system, females mate and lay eggs with multiple males over the course of a breeding season, leaving males to incubate the eggs and raise the chicks.

2002 169
article thumbnail

The Oriolest Oriole

10,000 Birds

In North America, at least in the eastern part of it, we celebrate the return of the Baltimore Oriole to parks and farms this time of year. Troupials raise their own chicks, generally 3 to 4 per clutch, they just steal the nest in which they raise them. There is no doubt about it, this is a striking bird.

Baltimore 180
article thumbnail

The long journey home

10,000 Birds

I’ve family to raise and no time for modeling.” Typically there are four eggs in a brood especially on good year. Once the eggs hatch the family begins the long walk down to the shoreline. “Do you mind? ” The Baird’s Sandpiper is by far our most numerous shorebird here in Arctic Bay.

article thumbnail

Bird Science and Evolution: 2013 Year In Review

10,000 Birds

Birds are raised from the egg to follow a certain migration timing, but that timing shifts when the egg hatches later or earlier due to changes in conditions. This year, the prospect of the initial birds having four wings instead of two came into greater focus. With global warming, this has meant earlier hatching.

Science 191