Hey hockey fans, do you think you know where the Chicago Blackhawks got their name? You might be surprised…
Juvenile American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) in New Jersey of all places!
Click on the photo to see a great gallery of this errant ibis from September 2011…
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) stretching that groovy neck!
American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) doing it…
Check out Bird Love Week at 10,000 Birds for raunchy bird-on-bird action all night long!
Black-winged Lovebird or Abyssinian Lovebird (Agapornis taranta) by Adam Riley
Click on the photo to see a bunch more awesome Ethiopian endemics!
It won’t be long before we see these little guys waddling around!
Click on the pic for more Mallard ducklings by Corey Finger…
Turquoise-browed Motmot (Eumomota superciliosa) by Corey Finger
Click on the photo to find out what, besides its obvious beauty, makes Guardabarranco so special!
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) by Corey Finger
What is your favorite species of grouse? Where have you seen it?
Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensisis)
Click on the photo to see more gorgeous photos by Redgannet and then click through to see what else he encountered during one of his many trips to Cape Town!
Plain Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula) in the Texas Rio Grande Valley
On a cold day, I like to think about chachalacas and guans. Don’t you?
female Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Why is this duck, also called butterball and spirit duck, known formally as the Bufflehead? Click the photo to find out why…
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) in Central Park in NYC
Horned Guan (Oreophasis derbianus) in Guatemala
Click on the photo to learn about the coveted prize at the end of the San Pedro Death March…
The Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus) is aptly named, is it not?
Click on the photo to see more stunning Tanzanian starlings courtesy of Walter Kitundu
Merry Christmas… Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis) that is!
Click on the photo to learn more about the jolliest shearwater of them all…
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