Tiny tern chick bit off more than he could chew by Jim Gilbert

It’s that time of the week again! So here are some of the most popular posts, tweets, retweets, Facebook posts and photos from Burdr over the past week. Enjoy!

News and Information

• Effort underway to turn off skyscrapers at night in Cleveland to save birds via Cleveland [Twitter]
• Peacock on Edmonton roof evades first rescue attempts via Calgary Herald [Twitter]
• Hope they find them! “Information wanted in shooting of bald eagle in Idaho” via Radio Iowa [Twitter]
• Thousands Watch as Molly the Owl’s Babies Hatch on Ustream via Mashable [Twitter]
• Cruelty charges eyed in Carnegie Mellon University painted hens prank via Pittsburgh Tribune [Twitter]
• Duck deaths reported annually on Alberta tailings pond, environment officer says via The Gazette (WARING:Photo!) [Twitter]
• Unaware of law prohibiting it, “Northumberland auctioneer tries to sell bird eggs” via BBC [Twitter]
• Could smell play a role in the origin of new bird species? via Indiana University [Twitter]
• Female birds find males with glossy feathers more sexy via BBC [Twitter]
• ‘Robo-hawk’ takes to the skies in an effort to prevent bird plane collisions via Orange UK [Twitter]
• Cleveland skyscrapers asked to turn off lights to protect birds via New Herald [Twitter]
• Last Gasp For Bird-Killing Chemical via American Bird Conservancy [Twitter]
• Be careful, “Pet Owners Face Danger From Above” via Fox News [Twitter]
• Citizen scientists collect data that make large-scale studies of birds and climate possible via On Earth [Twitter]
• Cornish gardeners being urged to stop hedge cutting this spring for fear of injuring nesting birds via BBC [Twitter]
• Four Navy officers, another suspect face federal charges of shooting birds in 2009, video and article via Naples News [Twitter]
• 237! Wow! “Brazil’s mightiest biomes get mapped the IBA way” via BirdLife [Twitter]
• Scotland’s oldest osprey returns for 20th breeding season via Zoogle News [Twitter]
• Yay! Ex-fish farm in Florida becomes feeding ground for wading birds and other wildlife via Tampa Bay Online [Twitter]
• Hope so! “Thai local group urges Ramsar designation for Spoon-billed Sandpiper site” via BirdLife [Twitter]
• YouTube video showing young European men shooting protected NZ bird produced storm of scathing comments via TVNZ [Twitter]
• Me too! “NZ Conservation Minister says she is appalled by video of tourists with dead protected birds” via Radio New Zealand News [Twitter]
• Bald eagles attack colonies of herons across western Washington state via Seattle Times [Twitter]
• Very upsetting! “Britain’s beaches ‘drowning in plastic’ ” via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Mirrored towers in Canada face charges as an avian death-trap via The Star [Twitter]

Photos and Video

• Great Blue Heron with a big catch! by Andrea Westmoreland [Facebook]
• Pied Kingfisher via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Why hello Long-billed Vulture! via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Chestnut-tailed Starling via neelakandan [Twitter]
• Female Cadinal in Profile via Photography Minute [Twitter]
• K thru 3rd grade Jr Duck Stamp finalists via birdchick [Twitter]

Finalists from the high school division of the Jr Duck Stamp Contest by Birdchick

• Neat idea! “Finalists from the high school division of the Jr Duck Stamp Contest” via birdchick [Twitter]
• “Hooded Orioles are back at Alta Vista Bed & Breakfast in Tucson. Spring & birding season are here!” via AltaVistaBB [Twitter]

Great Egret Spearing Fish While In Flight by kevansunderland

• Great Egret Spearing Fish While In Flight by kevansunderland [Twitter]
• Tufted Tittmouse dropped by this morning via imageinphotos [Twitter]
• Green Jay from Fennessey Ranch, TX via Los_Maetros [Twitter]

Red-bellied Woodpecker with tasty treat by hummingbird2

• Red-bellied Woodpecker with a tasty treat via hummingbird2 [Twitter]
• Great Blue Heron in flight at Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, AZ via LRockwellatty [Twitter]
• Some adorable Killdeer babies, in Mission Trails by Nick Chill [Twitter]
• Buff Bellied Hummingbird via Los_Maestros [Twitter]
• CUTE! “Tiny tern chick bit off more than he could chew” via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Red-breasted Nuthatch “admires” reflection via Guardian [Twitter]
• Something different for Friday-a Wilson’s Warbler auditions for Chirp du Soleil via LRockwelatty [Twitter]
• “Why people shouldn’t litter: Reason 1” by Graham’s Photo Show [Twitter]
• Wild Snowy Owl Gallery by Masa Lasa Photography [Twitter]
• Super-predatory owls and eagles hunt foxes via BBC [Twitter]
• Two Tenors by DW Maiden [Twitter]

My only sighting of a Mallee Fowl this morning by steve_happ

• Funny! “My only sighting of a Mallee Fowl this morning” via steve_happ [Twitter]
• Horrible! “Vest used to illegally transport 37 parrot eggs from Bali to Australia” via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Harris’s Hawk, Weaver Ranch, South Texas via Los_Maetros [Twitter]
• Cute! Spotted Owlet via India Nature Watch [Twitter]

Burdrs and Blogs

• Bird Photography Tips And Tricks via Burdr
• Post about Max and Molly was just updated with a new video! (Scroll to the bottom) via Burdr
• Foraging for live food via Birding on Wheels [Twitter]
• More photos of the white Blackbird! via Burdr
• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo via Amazing Birds of Borneo [Twitter]
• Bird trouble in the garden via Trevor’s Birding [Twitter]
• Beautiful! “Black-and-yellow Broadbill” via Amazing Birds of Borneo [Twitter]
• Collared Kingfisher feeding chick via Bird Ecology Study Group [Twitter]
• Pretty! Scarlet-rumped Trogon via Frogmouth [Twitter]
• The World Belongs To Them Too! via Burdr
• Sabah Trip highlights via John’s Hong Kong Birding Blog [Twitter]
• Vibrant yellow colors of the Black-hooded Oriole via Walk the Wilderness [Twitter]
• I want one of those key holders! “Getting ready!” via Teach me about birdwatching! [Twitter]
• Cuteness overload! “Growing Up American Robin” via My Birds Blog [Twitter]
• Love the “hairdo”, Himalayan Bulbul via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Love the photo with the tongue sticking out! :) “Last day with the Brents” via Hakodate Birding [Twitter]
• Great title! “Head down and tail up” via Ben Cruachan [Twitter]
• Awww! “Yellow-vented Bulbul feeding chicks” via Manta’s Experience [Twitter]
• Burrowing Owl Photography and Video via Burdr
• Story of Great Horned Owl Mobbed by Six Crows via Birds, Words and Websites [Twitter]
• Strongest Bird In The World via Burdr
• Flickr Roundup For Week Of 3/26/2010 via Burdr