Ian Rose
@ianrosewrites@scicomm.xyz  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Birds are amazing. But considering how much of my life I've spent watching and studying them, I've thought surprisingly little about just how incredible feathers are. Talking to engineers who still can't build anything to match a feather gave me a whole new understanding and appreciation for these absolute marvels of evolution.

My latest for Smithsonian magazine:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/engineers-are-racing-to-harness-dazzling-magic-feathers-they-havent-solved-mystery-yet-180986759/

#birds #nature
Vicky
@Vibre@pixelfed.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

When I photographed this red-footed falcon, I was simply thrilled to have it so close. Only later, while looking at the image, did I realize what it was holding in its beak, a lizard.

A reminder that every moment in nature tells a story. Sometimes, that story hits harder than expected.


Of course, I know that the falcon has to eat. But witnessing this moment even unintentionally touched me.

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#photography #photographer #canon #canonphotography #justgoshoot #nature #naturephotography #naturepics #landscape #landscapephotography#ig_landscape#ig_nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotographer #lovenature #naturelove #bird #birding #birdphotography #birds #redfootedfalcon #falcon #falke#rotfussfalke #neusiedlersee #austria #wildanimals #travelphotography #travel
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@vl@mstdn.nrkn.fr  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Ils sont contents les oiseaux et les insectes ! Je viens de remettre de l’eau, je la change 2 fois par jour et ça fait trempette sans arrêt. 😄 c’est très à l’ombre jusqu’à midi, en partie jusqu’à 15 heures et de nouveau complètement à l’ombre après 15 heures et je maintien l’eau assez fraîche.

Pensez-y si vous avez un endroit pour mettre des piscines à tites bestioles… Et dans les jardins, une coupelle au sol avec de l’eau pour les hérissons la nuit !

;-)

#nature #birds

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Per Helge Berrefjord
@berrefjord@mastodon.art  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Drones back in 1908
German pharmacist Julius Neubronner trained pigeons to fly prescriptions and medications to and from the hospital. In 1908 he developed a lightweight miniature camera with a system in which air pressure controlled the time delay before the photograph was taken. Neubronner made several cameras, this is a panoramic camera with 3 x 8 cm flat film. The invention was used during World War I.
#Photo #history#Photography#Birds
https://digitaltmuseum.no/0210211416683/kamera
Green_Heron_Fan
@BeazLouise@birds.town  ·  activity timestamp last week

From across the pond I saw all four young Green Herons flying along this yellow boom. But by the time I got to the other side of the pond I could only find three of them. Aren't they adorable? The fun of watching them is only just beginning.

#birds

Edited alt text in first photo replacing the word "along" with "alone."

A young Green Heron is standing on a yellow boom and is facing the camera but looking towards the left. The heron's bill is orange but the tip is black. The heron's head, back and wings are a dark green while its breast is white striped burgundy and its belly is white. The heron's legs are greenish yellow and the feed have 3 splayed toes.
A young Green Heron is standing on a yellow boom and is facing the camera but looking towards the left. The heron's bill is orange but the tip is black. The heron's head, back and wings are a dark green while its breast is white striped burgundy and its belly is white. The heron's legs are greenish yellow and the feed have 3 splayed toes.
A young Green Heron is standing on a yellow boom and is facing the camera but looking towards the left. The heron's bill is orange but the tip is black. The heron's head, back and wings are a dark green while its breast is white striped burgundy and its belly is white. The heron's legs are greenish yellow and the feed have 3 splayed toes.
Two young Green Herons are standing very close together on a yellow plastic boom that is supposed to help prevent water chestnut from overtaking the pond. (It isn't working!) The herons are looking to the left. Because of the way they're standing, the heron closest to the camera is looking over its right wing. Unlike their siblings who like to spend time alone, these two youngsters are always together.
Two young Green Herons are standing very close together on a yellow plastic boom that is supposed to help prevent water chestnut from overtaking the pond. (It isn't working!) The herons are looking to the left. Because of the way they're standing, the heron closest to the camera is looking over its right wing. Unlike their siblings who like to spend time alone, these two youngsters are always together.
Two young Green Herons are standing very close together on a yellow plastic boom that is supposed to help prevent water chestnut from overtaking the pond. (It isn't working!) The herons are looking to the left. Because of the way they're standing, the heron closest to the camera is looking over its right wing. Unlike their siblings who like to spend time alone, these two youngsters are always together.