White-headed Vulture by Foto Martien

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.

A meatus is a natural body opening or canal. In the above portrait of the White-headed Vulture by Flickr user Foto Martien, you can see the external auditory meatus, or ear, on the side of the vulture’s head.

News and Information

• Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill On 60 Minutes via Burdr
• World Series of Birding winners named via POAC [Twitter]
• Save the twite – expert warns of extinction threat via BBC [Twitter]
• In birds vs. buildings, feathered friends gain ground via CTV [Twitter]
• World Series of Birding wrap-up: Urner Stone Cup–228 species; Sapsuckers–224 species via Cape May Bird Observatory [Twitter]
• Environmental Specialist Gary Chittim: Seattle biologist on bird patrol on Gulf Coast via King5 [Twitter]
• Birds Rescued From Oklahoma Hail Storm via Burdr [Twitter]

• Kaua’i's electric utility indicted in 54 bird deaths via Honolulu Advertiser [Twitter]
• Fishing Ban Is Expanded as Spill’s Impact Becomes More Evident via NY Times [Twitter]
• Oil Spill Alert: Audubon of Florida looking for bird stewards! via Audubon of Florida [Twitter]
• Worries rise at Louisiana refuge as pelican dies via AP [Twitter]
• Lead kills birds. Speak out against lead shot on state wildlife areas via National Audubon Society [Twitter]
• I just don’t understand it! Hundreds of birds seized in cockfighting raids via AP [Twitter]
• There are enough problems there with the oil! Bald eagle shot in Louisiana recovering with physical therapy via nola [Twitter]

Photos and Videos

• Beautiful Blue-tailed Bee-eater via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• A good look at a Killdeer via @LadyWoodpecker [Twitter]
• Would someone stop spinning this thing!! via @YsMum [Twitter]
• Great portrait of a Black-necked Stilt by gregpage1465 [Twitter]
• Oriental White-eye via neelakhandan [Twitter]
• Feeding on the go via India Nature Watch [Twitter]

Mother Killdeer, sittin’ on her eggs by LadyWoodpecker

• Mother Killdeer, sittin’ on her eggs via @LadyWoodpecker [Twitter]
• Emperor Penguins care for their newborn chick on Snow Hill Island off coast of Antarctic Peninsula via Telegraph [Twitter]

Tree Swallow Sings by Mully410

• Tree Swallow Sings by Mully410 [Twitter]
• The hover before the dive by Florida Blume [Twitter]
• Alarm clock, chirp… chirp… chirp, chirp, chirp…. via @LadyWoodpecker [Twitter]
• Beautiful evening! Billymoon via India Nature Watch [Twitter]

Two love birds sitting in a tree. H U G G I N G by SimoneSimons

• Two love birds sitting in a tree. H U G G I N G via @SimoneSimons [Twitter]
• Tricolored Heron Fishing via Telegraph [Twitter]

• Wow! Blue-tailed Bee-eater with a hawk moth via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• So cute! Egret feeds her newborn chicks via Guardian [Twitter]

Pair of Canada geese take their very, very large brood for a swim by Geoffrey Swaine

• Pair of Canada geese take their very, very large brood for a swim via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Parakeets in love via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Portrait of a White-headed Vulture by Foto Martien [Twitter]

Burdrs and Blogs

• Operation Migration Class Of 2010 via Burdr
• Must have lots of mouths to feed! Feeding Frenzy via The Early Birder [Twitter]

• What Alpine Meadows Sound Like: The Yellowhammer Song via Discovering Alpine Birds [Twitter]
• Chickadee Fur Fever via Stokes Birding Blog [Twitter]
• The Littlest Birds Sing The Prettiest Songs via The Noisy Plume [Twitter]
• Bring the sounds of birds inside with the free Soundscapes For Birders podcast! via Burdr
• Osprey catches alewife via Birding in Maine [Twitter]
• Long-whiskered Owlet conservation via Neotropical Birding [Twitter]
• Hornbill at my backyard via Tabib [Twitter]
• Found the culprit via MikeyBoy’s Blog [Twitter]
• Birds Eat The Strangest Things via Nature-ally Beautiful Photography [Twitter]
• The Prince of Tides… via My Bird Tales [Twitter]
• I see where the name came from! Short-tailed Babbler via Wings Among Us [Twitter]

• Oriental Reed Warblers, photo and video via Hakodate Birding [Twitter]
• Bamboo Woodpecker via Wings Among Us [Twitter]
• 20 Shots That Captured Birds in the Wild Perfectly via Light Stalking [Twitter]
• My Chickadee has a MULLET!! via The Zen Birdfeeder [Twitter]
• Nature’s Palette: Breathtaking Blues via Nature’s Splendor [Twitter]
• Helping Barn Swallows nest via Powell River Books Blog [Twitter]
• Flickr Roundup For Week Of 5/21/2010 via Burdr

• Jackal Versus Vulture via Burdr
• Ten seconds in the life of a lapwing via Ben Cruachan [Twitter]
• European Wasps and Birds via Birds in Tasmania [Twitter]
• No time for birding? via My Bird Tales [Twitter]
• Very upsetting about the pollution there! Sitting still for an hour, they come to me via Birding in Egypt [Twitter]