Great Black-backed Gull
Here is a Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) that was relaxing on this balmy February day – chatting? Yelling? Calling? Laughing? Not that, we know what Laughing Gulls look like! It was actually yawning, and you can even get a good look at that tongue dangling down. It must be bored with this easy and comfortable winter weather…or maybe tired of staring at me who is itching to see more wildlife. I love snow but oh boy, these days make me ready for spring. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreAmerican Oystercatchers in Flight
That is one chatty American Oystercatcher! I wonder if the other two had nothing to say or didn’t even bother talking to me, knowing they wouldn’t be heard over their friend…our work in the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds continues seven days a week. We had the first American Oystercatcher chicks of 2015 hatch at Milford Point this week! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreTalking Tanagers
Happy Earth Day! The Talking Tanagers want you to spread the word about why actively caring for our environment matters, and how important our many forms of art, education and conservation are to sustaining our planet and every species on it, including our own. Here we have the Speckled Tanager (Tangara guttata), Golden-hooded Tanager (Tangara larvata), and the Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala), taken at CREA’s Cocobolo Nature Preserve in the Mamoni River Valley of Panama. Wherever you are on the globe we hope you use today as an impetus to save the world. Photographed by...
Read More
