It's #BirdThurs here at #TheWildLife. This week, learn how to tell the difference between a Down and Hairy Woodpecker!
Tag: birds
TWL Hiking Club| Ravens and Crows
This is merely a sample of the wonders of Ravens and Crows.
TWL Hiking Club| Mallards are Actually Really Awesome
It's #TWLHikingClub Tuesday| Today, we're kicking off a new series on appreciating the little things---from urban wildlife to the oh so common Mallard.
Golden Eagle or Immature Bald Eagle? Here’s How to Tell
It can be hard to tell. Here are some tips to help you get the right ID.
#RandomActOfNaturalism Woodpeckers and Football
Woodpeckers are a peculiar bird, and using their head to solve tricky situations like getting food from hard to reach places is quite literal for them. For a long time, scientists have believed that somehow, woodpeckers are immune to the effects of banging their faces into a tree at 15 miles per hour---repeatedly----day-after-day, year-after-year for 20 to 30 years. Yet a new report may suggest otherwise, to an extent.
The Tree Swallow
Species: Tachycineta bicolor            Order: Passeriformes Chrissy Bowker of Texas (who, yes, also happens to be my mother) asks, "What's this animal?" The bird in the picture above is none other than the Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor. The Tree Swallow is an insectivorous, migratory passerine bird that breeds in … Continue reading The Tree Swallow
How To: “Life-Size” Eagle Nest Display
Sometimes understanding something is as simple as putting yourself in someone else's shoes, or in this case, nest. I spent a summer working as a Park Ranger for Gull Lake Recreation Area in Brainerd, Minnesota for the US Army Corps of Engineers. While there, I did weekly interpretive programs as any park ranger does, but … Continue reading How To: “Life-Size” Eagle Nest Display