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Swoops the Blackbird – Exhibit A in “Mobbing” Behavior

June 8, 2009 Animal Behavior & Characteristics

I snapped this on the weekend before national t.v. crews showed up to fuel the celebrity of Swoops the Blackbird. (Click on the image for the larger Flickr version.) ©ingridtaylar Swoops, a Brewer’s Blackbird with a nest of young to protect, perches on the awnings overlooking his brood and buzzes pedestrians who venture too close [...]

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Baylands Babies

April 25, 2009 Baby Animals

Photos of American Avocet chicks and parents, as well as Canada Geese and goslings at Palo Alto Baylands – San Francisco Bay, California.

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Who Says You Never See Baby Pigeons?

April 3, 2009 Birds

Pigeons are meticulous, doting parents . . . which is why you probably won’t see many baby pigeons in the wild . . . if at all. Pigeons produce small broods (usually two babies) and tuck them in nests high on ledges — homes which resemble their ancestors’ cliff dwellings. The pigeon parents feed their [...]

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