Swarm of hummingbirds! Costa Rica, December 2014
I guarantee you have never seen this many hummingbirds in your yard! It is the definition of “you have to see it to believe it”, but I have seen it numerous times and still do not believe it. Check out this unfathomable swarm of 11 species in a feeding frenzy in Costa Rica last week by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser. It looks like CGI! This is a movie…but it is not a movie. This is a typical day for our friends in the rainforest. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach...
Read MorePurple Finch vs House Finch comparison with feeder birds
Here we have a female Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) feeding throughout the video along with a female House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) and a male House Finch later on. A Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) and Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) also make an appearance among the common feeder birds visiting this tray of sunflower seeds. Note that the female Purple Finch is larger and bulkier than her House Finch counterpart. She has more boldly defined colors in all regards with additional heavier and stronger facial and head markings. Take a few watches to get a feel for...
Read MoreHorned Lark in HD
This Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), a bird of open fields, grasslands, shrublands, desert, tundra and coastal plains, was being friendly while enjoying sitting on this dune at a beach on a cold winter day before resuming foraging.
Read MorePine Siskins extremely close feeding in snow
This group of Pine Siskins (Spinus pinus) was filmed extremely close up in HD as they hungrily fed on thistle seed during an unusually cold and snowy day. A few American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) were mixed in the flock. Both species can be heard softly calling while chowing down.
Read MoreFox Sparrow scratching like a chicken
This Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) was doing its best chicken impression while scratching at the earth to find seeds in the leaf litter, primarily oak leaves, on a cold, wet and dreary November day.
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