Atlantic Puffin showing off its beauty. Picture taken close to my home a few years ago.

Yellow-Rumped Warbler Up High by Debra Martz
They are fast birds, fluttering out from a tree to catch a flying insect & quickly moving on to the next. It finally took a brief pause and I snapped the shutter. This image was captured at Estero Llano Grande State Park in Weslaco, Texas in February.

https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/yellow-rumped-warbler-up-high-debra-martz.html

Black Guillemot near Spillars Cove, #Newfoundland. This was a hanging over the cliff shot!

Hummingbird Fanning Its Tail by Debra Martz
I watched this Buff-bellied Hummingbird fly quickly in and out of the trees at Estero LLano Grande State Park in Weslaco, TX. Finally, it landed and gave me a variety of poses before it flew away again. I especially liked it when it fanned its tail.

https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/hummingbird-fanning-its-tail-debra-martz.html

Atlantic Puffin hunting capelin (Newfoundland East Coast, 2016). I was lucky to get this shot ... Just happened to look over the cliff at the right time!

Hummingbird in Winter Tree Limbs by Debra Martz
Buff-bellied Hummingbird at Estero LLano Grande State Park in Weslaco, TX

https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/hummingbird-in-winter-tree-limbs-debra-martz.html

Kingbird and Warbler Surprise by Debra Martz
I had been focused on and watching this Couch's Kingbird fly out for an insect and return repeatedly, so I was quite surprised when this Orange-crowned Warbler flew in, too!

https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/kingbird-and-warbler-surprise-debra-martz.html

Alarming Report Finds US Bird Populations Are Still Crashing

"About one-third of all American bird species are of high or moderate conservation concern due to low populations, declining population trends, or other threats."

by @grrlscientist

#ornithology #birds #birding #StateOfTheBirds #endangered #conservation #ClimateCrisis #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/03/14/alarming-report-finds-us-bird-populations-are-still-crashing/

Perched Dark Eyed Junco in Winter by Debra Martz
Captured this image in February at the Great Salt Plains State Park in Oklahoma. These migratory birds will be heading north to their breeding grounds in a month or so.

https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/perched-dark-eyed-junco-in-winter-debra-martz.html

The cormorant is one of the most successful shallow-water predators, having the highest capture rates so far recorded in any diving bird.

Their secret of success? Dual-function feathers that absorb and repel water at the same time.

You can read more about this unique adaptation in the latest post of my newsletter Beaks & Bones:

https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/cormorant-feathers

Bald Eagle Perched and Searching by Debra Martz
Captured on a winter day at Great Salt Plains Lake in Oklahoma

https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/bald-eagle-perched-and-searching-debra-martz.html

A fluffy Peregrine Falcon on a church in #Bath #Somerset #UK today.
#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #UKBirding #Ornithology #Nature #Wildlife #UKWildlife #BirdsOfFediverse #BirdsOfMastodon #NatureCommunity