The Birders Report

I just read this great article on Will Taft’s blog at:
http://willtaft.com/organic-food/bird-friendly-coffee/
He writes “Recently, when reaching for the organic beans, I noticed a big “Bird Friendly” label on the bag. I thought “Oh that’s cool”, but did not have any idea what it really meant. I had read about the importance of supporting economically and environmentally [...]

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Wood Duck male photo by Steve Berliner
What an incredibly beautiful bird is the Wood Duck. Many people actually consider the wood duck as being the most beautiful of all water fowl. They are about 19 – 21 inches long with an average wingspan of 29 inches. As you can see from this great photo by [...]

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North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
The Kiwi are species of flightless birds that are endemic to New Zealand.  This is the national bird of New Zealand and all five species of kiwi are endangered.  The North Island Brown Kiwi shown above is the most common of the kiwi.  They stand about 16 inches high and the [...]

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Dark-eyed Junco photo by Mark Schmitt
I have hundreds of these little birds in my yard during the winter and I love to watch them jostle for position in my tray feeder and go crazy in my covered bird feeder.  The reason I have this bird as my photo for this post is that it is almost [...]

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