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[Emonkey-users] overland


From: Connor Greer
Subject: [Emonkey-users] overland
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:19:32 +0200
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Like most birds, these sparrows enjoy a daily bath.
Pudgy, social, chatty, and ubiquitous, the House Sparrow has adapted to living in cities, suburbs, and rural areas.
Red-tailed Hawks are found in almost every type of habitat, as long as there are open areas interspersed with patches of trees or other elevated perches.
These twittery, flittery birds love to eat the insects that we humans consider pesky.
Rufous Hummingbirds do not sing but make warning chips in response to perceived threats.
When all the eggs are laid, incubation begins, so all the eggs hatch about the same time.
Those in the vanguard included some unexpected species, like the Mountain Bluebird.
The Belted Kingfisher dashes through the air, warning intruders with its rapid-fire, rattling call.
To bring them into your garden, plant thick, low vegetation, or create a brush pile. At this time of year, young birds are leaving their nests. The female incubates the eggs, while the male brings food to her.
Pudgy, social, chatty, and ubiquitous, the House Sparrow has adapted to living in cities, suburbs, and rural areas.
Not really a hawk at all, the nighthawk is closely related to the more fully nocturnal nightjars, such as the Whip-poor-will of eastern North America. You can help by requesting shade-grown coffee.
They often nest in trees, but may also nest on cliffs in arid areas far from trees. A century later, they were all gone.
They fly in squadrons, heading north, and a few recently landed near Olympia. The songs of a Bewick's Wren can carry for more than a quarter of a mile, produced by vocal chords no larger than a raindrop. The bird itself would fit easily in the palm of your hand. When all the eggs are laid, incubation begins, so all the eggs hatch about the same time. Rufous Hummingbirds are highly territorial and defend their feeding territories not only while breeding but also during migration. That birds can hear so acutely the fine structure of song allows them to convey much information in a short sound. In spring, the Black-capped Chickadee adds a new vocalization to its repertoire. What happened to these lovely long-tailed doves?
Females predominate among the first wave of migrants, suggesting that males stay north longer to tend the young, which will fly south later in summer. Recent studies show that songbirds use stars to help guide them, and will fly the wrong way when they are disoriented.
You can help by requesting shade-grown coffee. The Osprey suffered great declines in the past century as a result of DDT, an eggshell-thinning pesticide.
Pudgy, social, chatty, and ubiquitous, the House Sparrow has adapted to living in cities, suburbs, and rural areas.
But they are fiercely territorial when nesting. This is the only North American raptor to feed exclusively on fish.
When all the eggs are laid, incubation begins, so all the eggs hatch about the same time. The jewel-like male Rufous Hummingbirds are fewer in number these days. Yes, the large clutches may include eggs from more than one female.
But color is probably lost on nocturnal birds, which may actually be colorblind. Females predominate among the first wave of migrants, suggesting that males stay north longer to tend the young, which will fly south later in summer. What we hear as a blur of sound, the Winter Wren hears as a precise sequence of sounds, the visual equivalent of seeing a moving film as a series of still pictures. Rufous Hummingbirds are highly territorial and defend their feeding territories not only while breeding but also during migration.
Red-tailed Hawks are found in almost every type of habitat, as long as there are open areas interspersed with patches of trees or other elevated perches.
This is the only North American raptor to feed exclusively on fish.


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