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The Tale of the Bluebird
Posted on November 23rd, 2009 No commentsThe recent history of the bluebird is a tale of adventure and of near disaster. Bluebird population was on a serious decline. Humans took more and more land, relentlessly encroaching on the bluebirds’ natural habitat. Worse, people brought competing species of birds to North America from Europe, namely the European starling and the English house sparrow. Bluebirds now had to fight aggressive invaders for their ever-shrinking territory. They were losing.
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Life in Panama
Posted on November 18th, 2009 No commentsThree-fourths of Panama’s GDP relies on an economy based primarily on well-developed services sector. Services include the Panama Canal, banking, the Colon Free Zone, insurance, container ports, flagship registry, and tourism. Panama’s economy has positive and sustained growth due to economic stability in the last few years, including an inflation level that is among the lowest in the world, and a per capita income that is among the highest in Latin America.
Read the rest of this entry »Birds of North America Amerindian, Bird Species, City Pop, Colon Free Zone, Container Ports, International Tourism, Land Bridge, Mammal Species, Migrating Bird, Moderate Climates, National Economy, National Gdp, Panama Canal, Panama City, Rain Forest, Rain Forests, Reptile Species, Republic Of Panama, Sector Services, Urban Environment -
Bird World - Part 5
Posted on November 15th, 2009 No commentsThe Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata is common over most of eastern North America, except for the far north, and inhabits both deciduous and coniferous forests, The photograph shows the parent bird removing a faecalsac from the nest. This is the way in which most small birds keep their nests clean and tidy; the young produce their droppings in a sort of natural polythene bag, which is then removed by one of the adults and either eaten or deposited at some distance from the nest. This is important, not so much for reasons of hygiene as for protecting the nest from predators. White droppings in the vicinity of the nest would draw attention to the site.
Read the rest of this entry »Birds of North America Bird Populations, Bird Species, Bird World, Blue Jay, Bohemian Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing, Colorado Beetle, Colored Wax, Coniferous Forests, Cyanocitta Cristata, Finches, Food Supplies, Gypsy Moth, Insect Pests, Insufficient Food, Nestlings, Parent Bird, Seasonal Migrations, Small Birds, Wild Plants -
Blue And Black-Faced Dacnis
Posted on October 23rd, 2009 No commentsA fascinatingly beautiful bird and its cousin can be found in Central and South America. We’re talking about the Blue and Black-faced Dacnis. They are members of the tanager family. The Black-faced Dacnis lineata and the Blue Dacnis cayana are small passerine birds (12 ½ cm long and weighing about 13 grams). More than half of all bird species, passerines are known as perching birds, and sometimes also as songbirds.
Read the rest of this entry »Birds of North America Beautiful Bird, Bellies, Bird Species, Common Names, Cousin, Eating Habits, Family Of Birds, Forehead, Genus Species, Honeycreeper, Honeycreepers, Insects, Little Guys, Long Bills, Passerines, Perching Birds, Several Species, Small Passerine Birds, Temperate Climates, Viridian -
Hummingbirds the Original Helicopter
Posted on September 1st, 2009 No commentsHummingbirds are tiny, but rather sturdy little birds. They are wonderful little creatures and each one has its own personality, not to mention attitude. Hummingbirds are the original helicopter and are considered by many to be little clowns as they dash and dart amongst each other. They are among the smallest of all warm-blooded animals and lack the insulating downy feathers typical of many other bird species. Hummingbirds have long narrow beaks and long thin tongues. Their tongues are incredibly long ,about 2 ½ times the length of their beaks, which are rolled at the back of their throat (the best image to describe this is like a party blower, curled at one end). Their bills come in different sizes and shapes, also. Hummingbirds have muscular bodies, extremely flexible wings and can beat their wings about 80 beats per second. They are famous for their many aerial displays. Hummingbirds are built for power and dazzle, they are little more than flight muscles covered with feathers. They are not very social animals, which is why you never see them flying in flocks. Hummingbirds come in all colors of the rainbow and are often brightly colored and iridescent. Hummingbirds also love to bathe on misted leaves. They are also more reliable pollinators; insects become inactive on cold or rainy days, but hummingbirds visit flowers regardless of the weather.
Read the rest of this entry »North American Birds Aerial Displays, Andes Mountains, Beaks, Bird Species, Colors Of The Rainbow, Downy, Evolutionary Biologists, Flexible Wings, Flight Muscles, Flocks, Hummingbirds, Little Birds, Little Creatures, Muscular Bodies, Pollinators, Rainy Days, Social Animals, Tropical Habitats, Tropical South America, Warm Blooded Animals -
The Raven Bird
Posted on August 30th, 2009 No commentsThe narrative Birds Raven is known to have been state in the North American Pleistocene since the last 1.8 million 10,000 being ago. Bird Ravens are among the most usually found bird species in the Rancho La Brea fossil deposits in Southern California. They silhouetted the wolves, bears and other predators and went after the bison herds. When humans first hunted the bird Raven on the North American soil, it seemed as while the ravens had been already waiting at them.
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