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A birdfeeder, bird table, or tray feeder is a device placed outdoors to supply bird food to birds (bird feeding). The success of a bird feeder in attracting birds depends upon its placement and the kinds of foods offered, [1] as different species have different preferences. Most bird feeders supply seeds or bird food, such as millet, sunflower ...
Bird feeding. A bird table, with a wood pigeon on the roof, in an English garden. The table provides water, peanuts, sunflower seeds and a seed mix. A mallard (male) eats rolled oats from the hand. Bird feeding is the activity of feeding wild birds, often by means of bird feeders. With a recorded history dating to the 6th century, [1] the ...
Three people birdwatching with binoculars. Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science.A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device such as binoculars or a telescope, by listening for bird sounds, [1] [2] watching public webcams, or by viewing smart bird feeder cameras.
The common murre or common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a large auk. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to breed on rocky cliff shores or islands. Common murres are fast in direct flight but are not very agile.
Flock (birds) Red-billed queleas form enormous flocks—sometimes tens of thousands strong. A flock is a gathering of individual birds to forage or travel collectively. [1] Avian flocks are typically associated with migration. Flocking also offers foraging benefits and protection from predators, although flocking can have costs for individual ...
Commercial bird food is widely available for feeding wild and domesticated birds, in the forms of both seed combinations and pellets. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] When feeding wild birds, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) [ 11 ] suggests that it be done year-round, with different mixes of nutrients being offered each season.
A Laysan albatross, named Wisdom, on Midway Island is the oldest-known wild bird in the world; she was first banded in 1956 by Chandler Robbins. Of the 22 species of albatrosses recognised by the IUCN , 21 are listed as at some level of concern; two species are Critically Endangered , seven species are Endangered , six species are Vulnerable ...
The chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) is a species of New World sparrow, a passerine bird in the family Passerellidae. It is widespread, fairly tame, and common across most of its North American range. There are two subspecies, the eastern chipping sparrow and the western chipping sparrow. This bird is a partial migrant with northerly ...