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Mostly Birds, Partially Stars

@aeyriabird

They/Them - mid 20s
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A collection of interests and occasional ramblings.
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American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), EAT A TASTY WORM!!!, family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes, Bryant Park, NYC, NY, USA

  • AKA Timberdoodle, Bogsucker, Mud Bat, and the Labrador Twister!

photograph by Bryan Kao

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Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum), family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, India

photograph by Kehar Singh

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rafefar asked:

Hi Paxon, I'm a huge fan of your posts. I took these photos of what I think is a Common Potoo in Caño Negro Costa Rica. The alternative is a Great Potoo. They were taken from a distance so it was hard for me to judge their size. Thanks for your help, Rafael

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herpsandbirds answered:

THESE PICS ARE GORGEOUS!!!

Thanks for sharing one of my favorite birds (:>

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American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), mother and chick, family Haematopodidae, order Charadriiformes, East Coast of the US

photograph by Ryan Madelbaum

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Look Out for Nesting Coastal Birds on Bay Area Beaches and Rooftops

Sea and shorebirds are vulnerable to human disturbance in the spring and summer breeding season.

Beach-nesting and other coastal birds have begun laying eggs along Florida's coasts and on rooftops in coastal areas. Spring and summer mark critical times of year for these vulnerable species, as they must try to find safe habitats away from human disturbance, storms, and predators to successfully raise their chicks. While wading birds nest in coastal trees, sea and shorebirds lay their eggs right on the sand. If they can’t find suitable beach habitat, some birds resort to nesting on large, gravel rooftops. Tampa Bay area threatened species, in particular the American Oystercatcher, Least Tern, and Black Skimmer, perceive people as a threat and will take flight whenever beachgoers or their dogs approach too closely...

Read more: https://fl.audubon.org/news/look-out-nesting-coastal-birds-bay-area-beaches-and-rooftops-0

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Still growing up .

This is one of the youngsters from last year. (See here and here and here and here). The young one is still hanging around with their parents, but I think soon they will be driven away by their parents as the new nesting season starts.

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