Tag: bird

Elvis, a bird?

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Now THIS was worth sharing. =)

Fly like a bird…

Ever wondered what it was like to fly like a bird? Play Fly Like a Bird 2 (free online game) and find out. Here are a couple screen shots of the game. As you can see from my Zero score—I fly as well as I drive.

Maybe you will do better than me… let me know. [...]

A Pictures Worth…

…A spiffy new handmade, quirky bird wallet (See pictures below)…
CONTEST….CONTEST….PRIZE….PRIZE….CONTEST….CONTEST….PRIZE…PRIZE…
We have fallen in love with an artist on Etsy, Rosybird. She makes the most adorable birdy items ever! We want to spread the good cheer onto you, the readers. We would love to give everyone a new wallet from Rosybird but since we haven’t yet [...]

White Breasted Nuthatch (bird a day)

White Breasted Nuthatch
Originally uploaded by iceberg_ca
White Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) was an adorable bird we came across in our search for Anna’s hummingbird. In the photograph we looked at it was upside down. So cute!
The White-breasted nuthatch eats insects out of tree trunks and branches, as well as seeds, acorns and hickory nuts. They live [...]

Pied wagtail (bird a day)

Pied Wagtail

Originally uploaded by Peter Herring

This little birdy is an adorable subspecies of the White Wagtail! He has lots of energy and hops about. He also wags his tail like he’s had too much coffee. How cuteeeeeeeee! An energetic little birdy. They eat insects and can be found all year round throughout Great Britain and [...]

Common Raven

Common Raven
Originally uploaded by quasimodo4502
What a beautiful bird this is, isn’t it? He looks like he has a helmet, almost, doesn’t he? This was taken by Quasimodo4502 at Golden Gate Park. You can see the original photograph on Flickr. =)
I decided since it is Halloween, I would tell you a bit about the raven. =)
Did [...]

‘Bizarre’ mini-dinosaur was early bird ancestor

The earliest bird may have descended from this sci-fi looking creature. It is interesting how they can pinpoint specific attributes that it shared in common with birds because I wouldn’t have seen it immediately. It has what would appear to be tail feathers or perhaps even three tails with feathers. I would be frightened to [...]

Cassowary Deathstare

Cassowary Deathstare
Originally uploaded by Mr Magoo ICU

Bird, bird, bird…bird is the word…
I’d say “scary”… scary is the word with that stare, particularly after everything I’ve read about this bird. We should still save him.
Meet our next bird of the day…
The Cassowary.

cassowary attack

cassowary attack
Originally uploaded by Boju

WOH! Scary! This is a preview of the bird of the day for today…
Not a bird to be messed with…

Long-whiskered Owlet

Long-whiskered Owlet
Originally uploaded by fonem

This is today’s bird of the day. Isn’t it adorable? I couldn’t pass it up when I found it. It is so cute and tiny. The Long-whiskered owl.
It lives in a limited area in the Amazon and in Northern Peru. It lives far above sea level (6200-7220ft), this makes it a [...]