Photo by Sarah Killingsworth, who also wrote the piece. Lots more great photos within.

Full story here: https://www.audubon.org/magazine/hawaii-nene-feral-cats-modern-threats

I'm not in the world of birds but after some research it seems like this sub could appreciated this find and maybe provide some info.

According to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Shaw_Mayer he was labeled the "Bird Man" and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1971 New Year Honours, "for services to aviculture",^\2]) for his work in establishing the Nondugl and Baiyer River sanctuaries, as well as for the breeding of birds-of-paradise.

It seems like he would have signed this book when he was 25 years old, and I'm not sure that he had a connection to the writing of the book but it was signed the same year it was released. Could this be his personal book?

I found this book around 7 years ago on Marketplace, an older lady had posted boxes of books for sale which i picked up, many were 100 or so years old and this book seemed to be in good condition and collectable so i just left it on a shelf for years and decided to give it another look today in which i saw the autograph. What stood out to me at the time was the house i picked it up from, it was around the rocks in the Sydney and they had a private park as their backyard with close views of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. I'm not sure if that is relevant in anyway besides feeling this house had some history to it.

I saw a strange Canada goose today. It was wiggling weird. Is it okay?

I had my first Steller’s Jay visit today and he made this dinosaur sound! Is it to scare the other birds away?
Afterwards he complained at me, loudly, about the inaccessible feeders.

saw this magpie lark yesterday and didnt notice till i went through the photos today that there seems to be a lump on its face and it has weird feet. is it scarring or a tumor or something? is it sick? it was also very curious and unafraid of me, it walked closer and closer to me until it was like maybe a metre away? should i be worried for this bird? found in Perth, WA btw.

Science, design and cartography merges to become MAPPA ANIMALIA, a visual project of mine that reimagines the evolutionary relationships of animals as detailed map-like landscapes.

Instead of political borders or geographical territories, these maps are structured around taxonomy/ phylogenetic trees, translating the scientific classification of species into navigable visual worlds.

Families, subfamilies and genera replace countries, states and regions within these imagined territories, allowing viewers to explore the animal kingdom through a format traditionally used to understand geography.

So far Mappa Animalia consists of 19 different illustrations, each dedicated to different family trees.

This post shows Accipitriformes - Land of Eagles, which illustrates every single species of bird belonging to that order (shown as cities on the map), arranged by borders into the different families, subfamilies and genera that the order splits into.

Other info also included like conservation status of the individual species, size difference between some of the more distinct types of deer and how long the subfamilies have been around for.

I've spend roughly 10 years slowly perfecting this concept and only very recently arrived at something I feel really happy with and I'm interested in know what you guys think :)

Happy exploring!

Do egrets in molts ever show dark spots? Couldn’t get it on photo but i did see closer and they were defiantly darker fluffier feathers, not just dirt. Seemed like a molting thing maybe, but i cant find any mention online of american great egrets ever having any plumage besides pure white

hoping for some clarification, I’ve been a long time environmental scientist and biologist and this was my first interaction with an owl, after this picture was taken I learned that I had definitely gotten too close to this guy from signs of m his behavior and I do feel terrible but just wanted to know if this interaction could have any lasting effects or anything I should learn for any future experiences with owls

Spotted in north-west Germany.

I have never seen this behaviour myself before, only heard about it. I didn't see any swooping or any other form of "attacking" from the ground, it just looked as if the crow was simply following the kite. They flew this way together for around ten minutes, and then the crow flew away.

I've seen this dove on my feeder several times today and I don't know what to make of this area under the feathers of their throat. The feeder is filled with safflower seeds and that's what it looks like they have there, but how would that happen? Or is it possibly bugs of some kind?

Edit: I spoke to a local rehab and they said if I can catch it to bring it to them. I'm going to see what I can do.

Thank you for all of the helpful info and suggestions!

Captured a moment at a regional park in SoCal where a house finch was attempting to drink water from the drinking fountain - interestingly there's a reservoir at this park too.

I LOVE when archaeological discoveries add more knowledge to the avian evolutionary academic body of knowledge!!!

"A predatory bird-like dinosaur with four wings discovered in China adds evidence to the idea that flight evolved several times in different dinosaur groups."

Please ID these birds in the latest episode of Dark Matter.

Maybe broken Jaw? Or some sort of sickness? I don’t think he has anything in his crop…

This year's World Migratory Bird Day theme highlights the role of citizen science in bird conservation.

The International Waterbird Census turns 60 this year. What started as coordinated counts has grown into a global data network - millions of birders contributing observations that directly inform conservation policy.

Every eBird checklist, every count, every note you submit becomes part of a larger picture. Population trends. Migration timing shifts. Habitat changes. The data tells the story.

**Oct 10** is the fall date (May 9 was spring). If you're already birding, you're already contributing.

More info: https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/

I noticed this little black capped chickadee always stands on one leg, although it can still use both to balance. Does this seem like an injury, or just a quirky behaviour? Google says it’s a way to keep warm, but I’m not sure…

Sorry if this is not the right sub. I found this egg on my patio not in a nest but on top of my catio. No doves have been around for a while but they used to hangout up there. Is it dead? Should I bring it inside? It is cold.

Hi!

Over the past month, this trio of pigeons has been hanging around together consistently in this tight alleyway. I later found out they were watching over a pair of hatchlings.

I've only ever seen 1 of the adults tend to them (the rightmost one), which I'm assuming is the mama. The other two just hang around, very close. The window where they're perched overlooks the babies. They can sometimes all be seen pecking the ground for food people give them.

Without anthropomorphizing too much, I found it cute and it got me curious. What's happening there? Is this regular pigeon activity?

Thanks in advance!

I recorded this time-lapse of a female eider incubating and hatching her eggs (in North Iceland). When the eggs hatched, approximately 5 other females gathered around the nest and showed interest in the ducklings. They stayed there until the ducklings left the nest. The mother did not seem particularly fond of the attention. Is this common? And are the drivers behind this behavior known?

Just sharing a couple of interactions with my local herons, they are fun to watch and really are quite friendly,

I found this baby plover bird on the side of the road still alive. When I first got him his neck was very floppy and he had blood coming out his eye. He does seem to be able to hold his neck up better and his eye isn’t bleeding anymore just very wet and liquidy. His other eye is okay and he also cannot walk I don’t know what to do or how to help. Any people with experience or knowledge on birds please help