AvatarLarry Mudrie3 days agoFamous Bald Eagle Babies Weather Major Storm On Live Nest CamForbes - Amanda KooserIt’s the middle of March and wind is buffeting an eagle nest high up in a pine tree in Big Bear Valley in California. Snow is tumbling from the sky and Jackie the bald eagle is weathering the storm, her babies warm underneath her. Meanwhile, 62,000 people are watching her feathers flap in the …
AvatarLarry Mudrie4 days agoHow do birds stay warm during winter? Discover the amazing secrets of feathers and how they keep birds toasty whatever the weathercountryfile.com - Ben HoareWildlife journalist, editor and authorBen Hoare is an award-winning wildlife journalist and nature lover. His books, An Anthology of Intriguing Animals (2018) and Wonders of Nature (2019) are international bestsellers. Ben has written and edited natural-history books and magazines for DK, the BBC, Pan Macmillan, Bonnier, Welbeck, London's Natural History Museum and many others. He was Features Editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine from 2008 to 2018 and was its Editorial Consultant until 2021. In 2015 Ben was awarded the Dilys Breese Medal for science communication by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).As you pull the curtains closed and turn out the light on a chilly winter’s evening, spare a thought for our feathered friends huddled in the dark …
AvatarLarry Mudrie4 days agoDecades after peregrines came back from the brink, a new threat emergesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterDDT use nearly wiped out the raptor by the 1970s. Now peregrine numbers are collapsing again in many countries and no one is quite sure why
AvatarLarry Mudrie3 days ago“If an eagle fell, I had to carry it back up without being torn apart” How one woman helped save the bald eaglediscoverwildlife.com - Melissa HobsonIn the 1970s, the bald eagle was on the verge of extinction. Thanks in part to the pioneering work of one young biologist, this magnificent bird has …
AvatarLarry MudrieMar 8Meet the hawk who works for the City of Burnabyverified_publisherCBC NewsCaprice the Hawk guards the Burnaby eco centre from crows and gulls attracted by compost scraps. As Michelle Gomez reports, Caprice's presence alone …
AvatarLarry MudrieBald Eagles Were Almost Gone From Alaska, But Now They’re Thriving AgainAnimals Around The Globe - Esther Evangeline, MSc ZoologyOnce teetering on the brink of extinction, the bald eagle, a national symbol of strength and freedom, has made a stunning comeback across the …
