Is this a red-shouldered hawk? My picture is blurry but I think it is one. I read that in the eastern US they can have less bright plumage. #birdsofmastodon#birding
Juvenile Lesser Black-backed gulls are bonnie looking birds with their brownie/grey/white mottled plumage and a seemingly nice temperament but then they grow into those big fucking black and white hoolies.
This is one of those 'first' photos. Its not great, the bird was far to far away, but it is my first ever image of an Osprey. Next time I see one it will be better. Promise.
I mast have seen 10 plus Egrets today. Both Great and Little Egrets. Here is a Great Egret in flight at one of the Lagoon lakes at Rutland Water today. (He was chasing another egret)
Welcome to my Friday cabinet of curiosities, a roundup of stuff I enjoyed this week! Today’s links feature rebel birds, touchable cartography, human-sized 3D printers and more