Anne Hay

Chiffchaff Gleaning for Insects
May 6, 2019

Hunting Methods of Insect Eating Birds

Insect Diets Insects supplement or make up the major part of the diets of many birds from small perching birds to raptors….

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April 10, 2019

Northern Harriers: The Hawks That Resemble Owls

How Northern Harriers are Similar to Owls A Northern Harrier flies low over the grasslands with a flock of Red-winged Blackbirds following…

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Seagull Enjoying the Otter’s Catch
March 25, 2019

Kleptoparasites: Pirates in the World of Birds

Morality of Surviving In a letter to his daughter, Benjamin Franklin revealed that he wished the Bald Eagle had not been chosen…

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February 18, 2019

How Birds Survive Cold Temperatures

Here in Wyoming the average December low temperature is 17 degrees Fahrenheit. Add wind and you will have sub-zero wind chill temperatures….

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Barn Owl being Mobbed by a Brewer's Blackbird
January 21, 2019

Mobbing: What It Is, and Why Do Mobbed Birds Put Up With It

Whether you are a bird watcher or not, you have probably seen a larger bird being harassed by one or more smaller…

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Humming Bird Feeding From a Flower
December 27, 2018

Ultraviolet Vision in the Avian World

Did you know that many birds can see in ultraviolet light? The capability of UV vision was first documented in pigeons in…

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