Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

By the way...


Ovenbird
Originally uploaded by Laura Erickson
Would you say that right now my mate has a bun in the ovenbird?

Rats.


Ovenbird
Originally uploaded by Laura Erickson
When I first read about the "virgin birth" of an eland at the Oakland Zoo, I thought this was going to be the Baby Jesus of the ungulate world. But noooooooo. The mother had mated with a male before arriving at the zoo. Read this disappointing news here.

"Carnivorous cardinal"??!

Fox News doesn't know a thing about birds. This story proves it. Carnivorous, indeed. "Albert" should have shot the reporter with a glock rather than merely biting him--then it would have been more clear that he was simply trying to defend himself.

Biggest Week in American Birding!

Laura Erickson posted photos from our big Magee Marsh reunion here!

Monday, May 17, 2010

Giving people a thrill


Prothonotary Warbler
Originally uploaded by Laura Erickson
It is SO easy to make people happy. All you have to do is fly to a perch close to them and you'll hear squeals of delight--well, as long as you're stunningly beautiful like me.

No, I am not a dentist!


Prothonotary Warbler
Originally uploaded by Laura Erickson
I seek out a different kind of cavity.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Think we should give Laura Erickson some photo ops?


Ovenbird
Originally uploaded by Laura Erickson
She's headed to Ohio's The Biggest Week in Birding festival right during the peak warbler migration, and bringing her camera. Maybe we'll give her a break so she can have some prettier photos to post on our blog.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Why, of course we can swim!


American Avocet
Originally uploaded by Laura Erickson
Why ever would you think a bird with partially webbed toes couldn't?

Lake Superior is COLD!!!


AMEAVO08
Originally uploaded by Laura Erickson
What crazy impulse sent me here of all places??

Butter butt??!!

How come people get so fixated on the yellow on our upper tail coverts? It's like they don't even notice the yellow on our crowns and on our sides, just so's they can come up with the most demeaning nickname for us. And ::ahem:: they apparently don't understand that birds don't have butts, neither of the cigarette nor of the derriere variety.