Tag: birds

March 24, 2014 at 11:54 am

Flying With the Fastest Birds on the Planet

Flying With the Fastest Birds on the Planet

BBC wildlife show Animal Camera placed tiny spy cameras on some of the fastest and most manoeuvrable birds on the planet, the peregrine falcon and the goshawk. The footage of a diving peregrine pulling a 10 g bottom turn and a goshawk weaving through a forest will blow your mind. These birds are amazing!…

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February 28, 2014 at 11:19 am

These Guys Strapped a GoPro to a Pelican that Forgot How to Fly. This is His First Flight

These Guys Strapped a GoPro to a Pelican that Forgot How to Fly. This is His First Flight

Bigbird stumbled ashore one day after a huge storm in Tanzania. He was abandoned by his flock and had forgotten how to fly. The staff at Greystoke Mahale took Bigbird in and strived to teach him how to fly again. They strapped a GoPro to his giant beak and watched in awe as he…

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February 14, 2014 at 11:13 am

This Problem-Solving Crow is Blowing My Mind

This Problem-Solving Crow is Blowing My Mind

These birds are WAY too smart.

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January 30, 2014 at 2:31 pm

The Fascinating Story of Clever Birds and Exploding Toads

The Fascinating Story of Clever Birds and Exploding Toads

*WARNING* Some of the footage may be considered graphic as the story involves… exploding toads In 2005, a small pond in Hamburg, Germany became the focus of international attention as roughly 1,000 toads were discovered dead, having seemingly exploded. Dubbed the Pond of Death, the culprit, originally believed to be some kind of virus,…

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January 19, 2014 at 2:37 pm

Bird Steals Camera and Proceeds to Take Amazing Footage

Bird Steals Camera and Proceeds to Take Amazing Footage

This striated caracara took a film crew’s spy egg-cam for a ride, capturing the first ever aerial footage of a rockhopper penguin colony shot by a flying bird. The clip is from the series Penguins – Spy in the Huddle (Waddle All The Way).

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January 14, 2014 at 7:21 pm

Picture of the Day: The Standoff

Picture of the Day: The Standoff

THE STANDOFF Photograph by ALESSANDRO CANCIAN Website | Facebook | Twitter | 500px In this fantastic close up by Alessandro Cancian, we see a chipmunk and bird facing off, both clearly interested in the food that is atop this post. In the photo description page on 500px, Cancian says he used a…

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January 2, 2014 at 4:40 pm

The Art of Cutting Feathers by Chris Maynard

The Art of Cutting Feathers by Chris Maynard

Using eye surgery scissors, forceps and a magnifying glass; artist Chris Maynard turns moulted feathers into works of art. For Chris, feathers are one of nature’s great achievements. Not only do they make flight possible, they also insulate and come in a wide variety of beautiful colors and patterns that help birds hide or…

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November 25, 2013 at 1:34 pm

Intricate Animals Made from Scrap Metal and Old Auto Parts

Intricate Animals Made from Scrap Metal and Old Auto Parts

When Edouard Martinet was 10, one of his teachers introduced his pupils to insects. Subliminally, the fascination sunk in to the young French boy. Fast-forward 40 years, and Martinet has become the art world’s virtuoso insectophile, transforming bits and pieces of cast-off junk culled from flea markets and car boot sales into exquisitely executed…

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November 15, 2013 at 4:34 pm

Picture of the Day: One Classy Bird

Picture of the Day: One Classy Bird

ONE CLASSY BIRD Photograph by Olaf Oliviero Riemer This bird was made for Movember! If that’s not a classy mustache, I don’t know what is. The Inca Tern (Larosterna inca) is a seabird in the family Sternidae. It is the only member of the genus Larosterna. This uniquely plumaged bird breeds on…

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November 7, 2013 at 4:21 pm

Picture of the Day: Perfectly Timed Dogbird

Picture of the Day: Perfectly Timed Dogbird

PERFECTLY TIMED DOGBIRD Photograph by Megan Whiteley In this perfectly timed photograph of a dog and bird by Megan Whiteley, we see what looks to be a flying dog at the beach. Posted yesterday to reddit by LostInTheJapan, the image quickly reached the front page and has already been viewed over 650,000…

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