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BirdGuides 2009 Photo Of The Year
January 28, 2010 – 10:30 pm | 8 Comments
BirdGuides 2009 Photo Of The Year

BirdGuides has chosen a winner for their 2009 Photo of the Year competition. Believe it or not, this puffin photo by Kevin Du Rose is just a runner up!

Flickr Roundup For Week Of 1/22/2010
January 22, 2010 – 9:58 pm | No Comment
Flickr Roundup For Week Of 1/22/2010

Lots of owls added to the Burdr Flickr group this past week. There are photos of Great Grey Owls, Snowy Owls, Short-eared Owls, Long-eared Owls, Great Horned Owls, White-faced Scops Owls, and so many other birds too! Here are just a few of the photos.

Birds In Slow Motion
January 20, 2010 – 10:20 pm | 4 Comments
Birds In Slow Motion

Slowing time down can give us a chance to see things we may have otherwise missed. Here are five different birds filmed in slow motion.

Fly With A Peregrine Falcon And A Goshawk
January 16, 2010 – 10:13 pm | 19 Comments
Fly With A Peregrine Falcon And A Goshawk

Tiny cameras allow us to fly along with a Peregrine Falcon at incredible speeds and a Goshawk as it maneuvers through a dense forest.

Flickr Roundup For Week Of 1/15/2010
January 15, 2010 – 9:49 pm | 6 Comments
Flickr Roundup For Week Of 1/15/2010

Here are some of the new photos added to the Burdr Flickr group over the past week. This is only a very small portion, so definitely head over to the group and check out the rest of the great photos by some very talented photographers!

Penguin Outmarts Killer Whales
January 14, 2010 – 11:03 pm | No Comment
Penguin Outmarts Killer Whales

See how a clever Gentoo Penguin evades a group of Killer Whales.

Can You Find The Owl?
January 13, 2010 – 9:36 pm | 3 Comments
Can You Find The Owl?

There is an Eastern Screech Owl hidden somewhere in this tree. Can you find it?

Behind The Scenes Of Hummingbirds: Magic In The Air
January 9, 2010 – 10:27 pm | 4 Comments
Behind The Scenes Of Hummingbirds: Magic In The Air

If you like hummingbirds, you have got to see this behind the scenes footage of a new Nature episode called Hummingbirds: Magic In The Air.

Flickr Roundup For Week Of 1/8/2010
January 8, 2010 – 10:17 pm | 6 Comments
Flickr Roundup For Week Of 1/8/2010

It’s been a busy week in the Burdr Flickr group with many hundreds of photos added! Here is a small sample of the new additions.

This Looks Like A Duck
January 6, 2010 – 10:05 pm | No Comment
This Looks Like A Duck

Earlier today I came across a fun little website devoted entirely to things that look like ducks!

World’s Best Bird Whistler?
January 4, 2010 – 7:01 pm | 2 Comments
World’s Best Bird Whistler?

Marty claims to be the world’s best bird whistler. What do you think?

Flickr Roundup For Week Of 1/1/2010
January 1, 2010 – 5:21 pm | 7 Comments
Flickr Roundup For Week Of 1/1/2010

Here are some of the new additions to the Burdr Flickr group for the week of January 1st, 2010. Happy New year!

Bird Sites On The Web Over The Last Decade
December 31, 2009 – 5:03 pm | 2 Comments
Bird Sites On The Web Over The Last Decade

Since we’re entering a new decade, I decided to play around with the Wayback Machine to see how things have changed on the web since 2000. Take a look at some of these birding sites from earlier this decade!

Birdmen
December 27, 2009 – 8:30 pm | 2 Comments
Birdmen

Want to soar through the air like a bird? Well, you’re not alone!