The ABC's of birds - Letter A

[dale]

Agapornis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpl7pOCC58w

incredible, Carla. thanks so much!

a p.s. to that video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED6X_c-Ft5w&NR=1

[Patti from Kentucky]

Albatross
They have incredibly long,narrow wings. They are the largest of seabirds and feed on squid,fish and refuse. They nest in large colonies on remote oceanic islands and they rarely come close enough to be seen from the shore.

OK...I couldn't stand it!  I remembered some pictures we took of the Waved Albatross in the Galapagos Islands (the Island of Espanola).  In the Galapagos, where there were no land predators, the birds are very tame; in some cases we had to step around birds nesting on the trails.  The Waved Albatrosses were nesting while we were there...so we saw birds on nests; birds doing a courtships dance, and birds with small chicks.  Occasionally we'd get to see one walk from its nest to the cliff where it could launch itself back over the ocean to feed, and they're very ungainly on land!

Photos are:
1) Albatross courtship dance
2) Close up of Waved Albatross (on nest)
3) Waved Albatross with fluffy chick between his/her giant feet!

[Patti from Kentucky]

And how 'bout A is for Anna's Hummingbird (another photo from around Tuscon Arizona).

[carla]

Agapornis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpl7pOCC58w

incredible, Carla. thanks so much!

a p.s. to that video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED6X_c-Ft5w&NR=1

WoW That's too cute.Thanks

[Donna]

Agapornis


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpl7pOCC58w


You can see the birth of a young one.

greetings Carla

Wow, that was mind blowing, thanks Carla!

[MAK]

Agapornis


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpl7pOCC58w


You can see the birth of a young one.

greetings Carla

   That was an intense video! Thanks for sharing with us Carla.   

[Patti from Kentucky]

A is for American Goldfinch -- Dad feeding a fledgling in the back yard...

[gayle]

Patti, thanks for posting your photographs of the waved albatross.  I was searching for mine!

Gayle

[Patti from Kentucky]

A is for American White Pelican

The first photo we took at Yellowstone National Park, which is one of the places the pelicans nest.

The second photo was a November in Florida; a migratory or wintering flock.  They were so striking as they flew overhead in large groups.

[anneintoronto]

Agapornis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpl7pOCC58w

You can see the birth of a young one.

greetings Carla

Thanks, Carla!  What a wonderful clip!  Life is so amazing!
Anne in Toronto

[dale]

A is for American Goldfinch -- Dad feeding a fledgling in the back yard...

aw, patti - that's a terrific picture!!!

[Patti from Kentucky]

A is for Agami Heron...I took this photo at the Tambopata Research Center in the Peruvian jungle!

[dale]

A is for Agami Heron...I took this photo at the Tambopata Research Center in the Peruvian jungle!

that looks like a porcelain bird.

[gayle]

A is for American Black Duck

I just found this lurking in an obscure folder on my computer!  Most raster bird ranges extend to the Rockies, But in one of my books, it shows the black duck's range ending at the Mississippi River.  Not to worry, I made this photograph on the east side of the river in the backwaters.  The black duck produces hybrids with the mallard.

Gayle