Burrowing Owl by Rob Palmer

Here are some of the most popular posts, tweets, retweets, Facebook posts and photos from everything Burdr over the past week.

The Burrowing Owl above was photographed by wildlife photographer Rob Palmer and was featured in one of the Telegraph’s Pictures of the Day galleries this week. Unfortunately, they don’t tell you where to see more of Rob’s wonderful photos! He has so many available for viewing and for purchase on his website called Rob Palmer | Wildlife Photographer.

News and Information

• Louisiana Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries proposing to reintroduce Whooping Cranes into Southwest Louisiana via KPLC [Twitter]
• Dog has a birdwatching obsession via Clovis New Journal [Twitter]
• Woodpeckers stick out their tongues for nectar via Koxville News Sentinel [Twitter]
• Birds rehabilitated after oil exposure set free via al [Twitter]
• EPA to End All Use of Bird-Killing Pesticide via American Bird Conservancy [Twitter]
• How Prehistoric Terror Birds Killed Their Prey via TIME [Twitter]
• High-flying vulture is safely grounded after four days of freedom via Scotsman [Twitter]
• Newfound negatives provide fresh views of a young Ivory-billed Woodpecker via Smithsonian Magazine [Twitter]
• Create a safe haven for birds this winter via Sault Ste Marie Evening News [Twitter]
• Scientists Form General Theory of Bird Homosexuality via TIME [Twitter]
• National Park Service is testing a prototype website for birders via National Parks Traveler [Twitter]
• Bird-Friendly Glass Designed With Help From Spiders via Treehugger [Twitter]
• Eggshells look more colorful through birds’ eyes via MSNBC [Twitter]

• American kestrel takes flight after weeks of recovering from injuries via Knoxville New Sentinel [Twitter]
• Sociable Lapwings embark on an Amazing Journey via BirdLife [Twitter]
• Man described as one of the best bird trackers in the world remembered this week after he was struck and killed by a freight train via Daily Herald [Twitter]
• Osprey found tangled in fishing nets has been rehabilitated and released back into the wild via BBC [Twitter]
• Bald Eagle Nestlings Contaminated by Chemicals via Discovery News [Twitter]
• Saltholme building provides future for wildlife although past linked to one of darkest periods in British history via RSPB [Twitter]
• Charity calls traditional harvesting of young seabirds on Western Isles “barbaric” via BBC [Twitter]
• Old-fashioned tweet can net you a bird pet for $1 in Minnesota via AP [Twitter]
• EPA ponders national lead bullet, tackle ban via Hollister Free Lance [Twitter]
• EnCana Oil & Gas pleaded guilty to deaths of 55 protected birds at operations in Colorado and Wyoming via CBS Denver [Twitter]
• What?! EPA denies bid to ban lead in hunting ammunition via AP [Twitter]
• Effects of Urban Development on Bird Song via Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center [Twitter]
• Warning to Birds: All-Glass Buildings Ahead via The New York Times [Twitter]

Photos and Videos

• The Great Fur Thief via Yahoo [Twitter]
• New Beginnings by NY_Girl [Twitter]
• Pale form Booted Eagle via keirstenrowland [Twitter]
• Dark form Booted Eagle via keirstenrowland [Twitter]
• Two Great Blue Herons on their nest by Linh Dinh [Twitter]

• Mysterious discolored Sparrow via BirdNerdNews [Twitter]
• Chickadee eating out of hand via JKissnHug [Twitter]
• Cooper’s Hawk being treated after flying into the La Brea Tar Pits via Valley Wildlife Care [Twitter]
• Prettiest “road block” I’ve seen in awhile! via India Nature Watch [Twitter]
• Burrowing Owlet posing for the camera via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Sorting out the Best of my Bird Photography by Peregrine’s Bird Photography [Twitter]

• Rescuing a Pelican that became tangle in a fishing line via Australian Seabird Rescue [Twitter]
• Broad-winged Hawk Recovery via Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation [Twitter]
• Cows and pigeons living together via Telegraph [Twitter]
• Clapper Rail by Leighton Photography & Imaging [Twitter]
• Remember the Screech Owl that was rescued by the SMART team after he wedged himself in an AC unit? via Valley Wildlife Care [Twitter]
• Red-tailed Hawk Recovery and Release via Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation [Twitter]

• The Majestic Plastic Bag – A Mockumentary via HealtheBay [Twitter]
• Nashville Warbler says: “Hey” by Mully410 [Twitter]
• Promiscuous female finches via Guardian [Twitter]
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Geranium by Michaela Sagatova [Twitter]
• Dance like no one is watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like no one is listening,and live like it’s heaven on earth. by rowrlm [Twitter]
• Flickr Roundup For Week Of 8/27/2010 via Burdr

Burdrs and Blogs

• spot the Dot (terel) via pewit [Twitter]
• Bird collects dog’s hair for nest via Burdr
• Gorgeous Rufous Hummingbird via Pacific NW Birder [Twitter]

• Nothing but “Hungover Owls” via Hungover Owls [Twitter]
• Pigeons as kamikaze pilots? Really! Naturalist Laura MacLeod found interesting exhibit via World Bird Sanctuary [Twitter]
• British Bird Fair 2010 via Birds of Sabah Borneo Island [Twitter]
• BirdLife’s International Emergency Appeal for Zino’s Petrel via Peregrine’s Bird Blog [Twitter]
• Saving Atlantic Forest Endemic Birds: Report from International Ornithological Congress in Brazil via Round Robin [Twitter]
• Oiled Chinstrap Penguin before via Birding in the Falkland Islands [Twitter]
• Oiled Chinstrap Penguin after via Birding in the Falkland Islands [Twitter]
• Last of the Redstarts via Wildlife Photographic Journals [Twitter]

• Dr Kiki Hearts Foie Gras via Burdr
• Developer partakes in burrowing owl cover-up…literally via JournOwl [Twitter]
• Bird Species Splits via AGBirder [Twitter]
• New ultraviolet glass technology saves birds lives via Geek With Laptop [Twitter]
• BwBTC Charlestown, RI via Dawns Bloggy Blog [Twitter]
• Mooning via Birds O’ The Morning [Twitter]