10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2013

Food instability also appears to be driving down the weight of adult Puffins, and delaying their breeding. For now, though, the Puffins have returned to Seal Island in Maine and are trying their best to raise healthy families. You can watch them in action through through Audubon’s Project Puffin webcams.

Puffins 174

Puffins Seals Canada Breeding 174

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2014

Okay, they weren’t as fascinating as the birds of prey eating their, or the frankly still weird drawings of nightjars carrying eggs and woodcocks carrying chicks, but still, hornbills were cool because they sealed their mates up in holes in trees and then fed them as they raised the chick. We can hope!

Singapore 169

Singapore Uganda Malaysia Seals 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Crowned Hornbill is among those hornbills in which during incubation the female seals herself into a tree cavity using her own droppings. Greater Flamingos are considered cooperative breeders as fledglings are raised in a creche, in which large numbers of young are watched by multiple non-breeding adult greater flamingos.

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Research 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Their population is in serious decline, so their breeding colonies are monitored by biologists. I raised them, banded them and released them back to their colony site that summer. It was so great, and it sealed my admiration for Veronica’s amazing dedication and skill.”. Occasionally, youngsters fall from the weep holes.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 214

Wildlife Rehabilitation Ohio Tulsa West Virginia 214

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. ” While this species is not explicitly associated with infanticide, the fact that the bird lays 1-3 eggs but only ever raises one chick also implies that the species should also be closely watched by child protection agencies.

Rhinoceros 124

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 124

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2011

It is at the breeding season, however, that the Western Gull accomplishes real mischief. While he effects a passable truce with his own kind at that season, it is that he may the better combine with his fellows and terrorize all other breeding sea-birds.” Did I say firm? I meant squishy. Warm, damp and squishy.

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Breeding Collecting California Hunting 173