baby killdeer are precocial and start to walk within their first few days of life. a member of the plover family, killdeer are native to the americas, and frequently create their nests in rocky areas – in urban environments, gravel.
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Tag: birding
a normally colored double-crested cormorant next to an abnormally colored (leucistic) member of the same species.
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a common raven with leucism. leucism is similar to albinism, but is a partial lack of many pigments, not a complete loss. ravens are known for their black pigmentation; pure white birds like this one suffer from increased visibility to predators, as well as sometimes being rejected socially.
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a rainbow lorikeet, native to australia, feeds off a flower. unlike most parrots, a large portion of lorikeets’ diets consists of nectar.
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the hooded warbler is a migratory songbird, with a breeding range throughout the united states and parts of canada, and a winter range in central america. like other warblers, the hooded warbler feeds off of insects, either by finding them in foliage or catching them from the air. females are partially greenish and lack the black ‘hood’ of the male.
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a white pigeon stands in the middle of a flock of wild-type pigeons. while in the wild, they only are seen in grey, pet birds introduced to the feral pigeon population lead to color mutations like the white bird.
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the ross’s goose is a small member of the goose family, found in north america (primarily canada). though the ross’s goose is similar in appearance to the snow goose, they are around 40% smaller.
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the australian magpie is a medium-sized black and white bird native to australia. despite their name, they are not ‘true’ magpies, or members of the corvid family at all; they are a part of the butcherbird family. however, they display similar intelligence and skills.
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an australian magpie, a medium-sized member of the currawong family, forages on the ground next to galah cockatoos.
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some black vultures in their southernmost range hang out with a capybara. thought vultures are stereotyped as aggressive, black vultures are often seen having harmless interactions like this one with other animals.
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