@heidelyn.bsky.social
I'm only here for the birds. And, as it turns out, what's good for birds is good for people, too.
...her attention to feeding him. Girri was not happy (donβt miss her attempts to drive him off). Gimbir was perhaps showing his young age or had not been successful in hunting or both or ? (video by @skh4birdies.bsky.social): www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZwe.... #birds
12.12.2025 08:45 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Orange, NSW, Falcons: Males usually feed females during courtship, incubation, and pair bonding. Iβve never seen a female feed her mate an entire meal. Captured in this video, Diamond (mum) was feeding her very hungry chick, Girri. When her mate, Gimbir, showed up, she abruptly switched...
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Even if the decision withstands a challenge, it could have a limited impact because courts typically cannot compel federal agencies to approve new projects and many wind developers are now reluctant to start projects under Trump: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/c... (gift). π
12.12.2025 08:24 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0A federal court has ruled that Trumpβs attempt to freeze wind energy development nationwide was unlawful. That decision vacates his Day One directive that ordered federal agencies to halt all approvals for onshore and offshore wind projects indefinitely. A judge called his order βcapricious.β
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Watch unflappable chick meet Australia's wild weather (video by @skh4birdies.bsky.social): www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2x4....
Watch live nest cams: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv2R... and www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuZa.... #birds
Orange, NSW, Falcons: Prior to fledging, chicks will spend hours exercising their wings (aka wingercising). Unsurprisingly, Girri takes it to the next level in the windβ¦and rainβ¦and hail. She also takes a bath in the rainβ¦and is still adorable, if soggy.
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...with land management responsibility/expertise from key decisions over public lands within 100 miles of the northern & southern borders. @morethanjustparks.bsky.social provides more information and a sample letter to tell your US senators NO: morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/mike-lee-i.... π
12.12.2025 05:13 β π 6 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0Introduced in the Senate by Republicans, the Border Lands Conservation Act would amend the Wilderness Act to allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct otherwise prohibited activities in designated wilderness areas and would remove the authority of federal agencies...
12.12.2025 05:13 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Wow. This was so unusual and fascinating. Thanks, SKH, for another great look at the lives of these fascinating birds.
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More great videos of orcas and dolphins hunting together in this article: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/s... (gift). π
12.12.2025 03:33 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Great photo! I don't think I've ever seen a GHO's colors captured so vividly.
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...energy and environmental policies. The U.N. report took 3 years of work and found that transitioning to clean energy and a cleaner environment would deliver global economic benefits that could reach $20 trillion per year by 2070: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/c... (gift). π
12.12.2025 03:00 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Keeping the best company: Trump sided with Saudi Arabia, Russia, & Iran to block part of a UN report calling to phase out fossil fuels, switch to clean energy, and reduce plastics. The targeted section was a summary of the Global Environment Outlook 7, a report used by governments to guide...
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...prone to wildfires. Instead of a death sentence, Utah now relocates "nuisance" beavers to places where dams are needed. Biologists are still working on how to monitor the beavers but acknowledge the risks for relocated beavers as well as successes: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/c... (gift). π
12.12.2025 01:51 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Beavers can be a nuisance for ranchers, leaving pastures muddy and unusable. They also do much good: their dams reduce runoff, recharge groundwater, build habitat for wildlife, help streams recover sediment, and create watering holes. Beavers are also critical to keeping water on dry landscapes...
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...Orcas use dolphins to increase their chances of locating salmon; dolphins gain protection from predators and feast on bite-sized salmon scraps. Dolphins have even been seen tossing salmon to orcas to break it into more manageable pieces: wapo.st/4aJuZeE (gift). π
11.12.2025 20:32 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Chinook salmon are a favorite food for Pacific white-sided dolphins, but theyβre too large for them to capture and swallow whole (they canβt break up prey before ingestion). #Orcas, on the other hand, are not as efficient as #dolphins at finding salmon. Video has captured them working together....
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...to create virtual fences and allow wildlife to roam freely. "Fences" are moved by changing GPS coordinates, improving health of the land and cattle. Ranchers can also monitor each individual and identify injured, threatened, or dead cattle. There's more: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/c... (gift). π
11.12.2025 08:13 β π 10 π 5 π¬ 0 π 1>620,000 miles of barbed-wire fences divide the American West. They keep cattle contained. But they also carve up ecosystems unnaturally, block wildlife migration paths, and cause injury/death to ensnared animals. Wyoming ranchers are experimenting with GPS collars on cattle that enable them...
11.12.2025 08:13 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0Squirrel's first experiences of Snow: (1) Snow makes things slippery. (2) After a thorough scan of YGW, Snow is confirmed outside everywhere. (3) Snow falls down from Sky and changes everything (just when Squirrel had figured things out).
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@cornellbirds.bsky.social partnered with the US Forest Service to ensure the findings inform prescribed burn plans and other fire mgmt. The analysis is now expanding to >100 Western bird species, demonstrating the contribution of citizen science to conservation: ebird.org/news/ebird-i.... #birds π
10.12.2025 02:29 β π 15 π 6 π¬ 0 π 1Data from birders informs wildlife conservation: A groundbreaking study used >31M eBird checklists to reveal how wildfire impacts vary for 6 US bird species of concern. The research found that fire mgmt needs to be customized, as species showed different responses to fire depending on location.
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Of concern to ornithologists: the bird is totally unafraid of people and lives in areas above 1,000 feet, so has nowhere to go as the world heats up. Other human-caused issues are fires, deforestation, highways, and other economic exploitation: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s... (gift). #birds π
10.12.2025 02:13 β π 16 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0NEW BIRD discovered in the remote Serra do Divisor mountains of Brazil: the slaty-masked tinamou. The bird's appearance and behavior are strikingly different from any known relative, and its long, haunting, and diffused vocalizations confound a listenerβs sense of distance and direction.
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This baby kestrel was spotted by the side of the road near a small town in Maine. The little bird's rescuer was able to find nearby help on the Animal Help Now website, a free wildlife emergency service: ahnow.org. Animal Help Now phone app: ahnow.org/apps.php. #birds π
09.12.2025 23:04 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0You can be a bird (and other wildlife) hero. It's as simple as having
* The Animal Help Now website or app on your phone
* A box w/air holes, pet carrier, or a paper bag with a clip in your car trunk (you can also get help picking up the animal; don't handle large or potentially dangerous animals)
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology (@cornellbirds.bsky.social) offers free scientific seminars featuring expert guest panelists. Watch this year's Birds of the World Discovery Webinars and sign up for upcoming events: birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/bow.... #birds
09.12.2025 22:07 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Opossum seems more particular about which apple slice and less particular about the apple peel than Squirrel.
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Watch the live Northern Royal Albatross cam and video highlights (courtesy of @cornellbirdcams.bsky.social): www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/royal-a....
Learn more about Northern Royal Albatross: www.doc.govt.nz/nature/nativ.... #birds
Together since 2022, WYL and BOK successfully raised a male chick to fledging in 2024. For the next month or so, theyβll take turns heading out to sea for food and incubating the egg. Watch BOK show off her egg, which is expected to hatch in January: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPv1.... #birds
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