Several adaptations protect Brown Pelicans as they dive.
They flitter across the landscape, passing erratically before you. The intricate pattern of color on its wings resembles dappled sunlight on the forest floor.
By contrast, a human creates sound using only two percent of the air exhaled through the larynx. One person's dedication can make a difference, as it did with Kevin Li and Puget Sound's Purple Martins. So they called this one a Robin, too. By contrast, a human creates sound using only two percent of the air exhaled through the larynx.
Even most of the Dark-eyed Juncos that winter here will soon leave for mountain forests, taking their ringing trills with them. Researchers suggest that the legend goes back into pagan times, when civilizations were keen to have high birthrates. The House Sparrow was first introduced into the U.
The plight of the gravely endangered Spotted Owl illustrates the imperiled status of old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest.
According to myth, Thunderbird was so large and flew so high, it carried the rain on its back and created lightning and thunder.
Wind buffets the nest year round.
These are Sanderlings, small sandpipers that stay through the winter. But many remain, and even the shy and secretive sometimes reveal themselves. Many bird species eat alone, so you might wonder why these birds have chosen to dine together.
The Upper Skagit River in northwest Washington is a favorite sashimi restaurant for hundreds of eagles. But the supply is limited. The Spotted Towhee forages mostly on the ground, and even builds its nest on the ground, or close to it.
But how did that old legend get started, that storks bring babies?
Researchers suggest that the legend goes back into pagan times, when civilizations were keen to have high birthrates.
Because many birds are largely silent in winter, it may seem that they have left us. Long-necked and long-legged, these grayish cranes stand three feet tall. Many owls appear in the Harry Potter films. There is an element of luck in birdwatching, and sometimes that luck is mostly bad.
Researchers suggest that the legend goes back into pagan times, when civilizations were keen to have high birthrates.
When the Great Horned Owl eggs hatched in the first days of March, the downy owlets were the size of newborn chickens and their mother brooded them day and night.
But how did that old legend get started, that storks bring babies?