Tag: eating feathers
Some Recent Birds
Six images, six species.
None of these photos is an award-winner but for disparate reasons each one grabs me just a little and I’ll mention why in this post. All of them were taken in the last several weeks.
Western Grebe Teasing Its Chick With A Feather
Many grebe species are well-known for eating feathers, both as adults and as youngsters. The behavior documented in this series may have been the parent encouraging its chick to have an interest in this new item in its “diet”.
Great Horned Owl Eating Its Own Feather
I’ve spent a lot of time over the years watching owls – Great Horned, Burrowing and Short-eared especially and I’ve never seen one eating its own feathers.
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Some Recent Birds
Six images, six species.
None of these photos is an award-winner but for disparate reasons each one grabs me just a little and I’ll mention why in this post. All of them were taken in the last several weeks.
Western Grebe Teasing Its Chick With A Feather
Many grebe species are well-known for eating feathers, both as adults and as youngsters. The behavior documented in this series may have been the parent encouraging its chick to have an interest in this new item in its “diet”.
Great Horned Owl Eating Its Own Feather
I’ve spent a lot of time over the years watching owls – Great Horned, Burrowing and Short-eared especially and I’ve never seen one eating its own feathers.