#yearofthebird

Did you know that our supposedly 'common' native Red-billed gull, tarāpunga, is actually in serious decline? Even these feisty birds can't compete with introduced predators, and climate shifts may be reducing their food resources at sea. When adaptable, opportunistic species like this are in decline, it's obvious that there are big problems in our native ecosystems that need addressing.⠀ ⠀ #seabirdscience #conservation #conservationphotography #seabirdstory #seabird #conservation #nzwildlife #nzbirds #yearofthebird #raw_birds #your_best_birds #birds_brilliance #birds_adored #nikonnz #conservationbiology #wildlifeconservation #wildlife_photographer #birdstagram #aotearoa #newzealand #gull #birds #birdsofinstagram #extinctionisforever #ecosystem #discover_nature #nikond500 #feathered_perfection https://www.instagram.com/p/BuCGc1ogjZd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r1aqac6nnwy5

[image description: Sunlight bounces of the underside of a golden eagle in flight. Mountaintops fill the background.]

Northwestern University's efforts to make windows safer for birds (including Painted Bunting) circulating in newspapers across the U.S. today. We’re proud to have assisted. The work will benefit Painted Bunting, one of the species found by Chicago Bird Collision Monitors as a window collisions victim, and dozens of other birds. We hope it sparks a trend on campuses nationwide. . Photo by Betty Rizzotti . #paintedbunting #paintedbuntingsofinstagram #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdwatching #birdphotography #yearofthebird #windowcollision #birdstrike #birdsmartglass #naturephotography #naturelovers #nature #beautiful

A still water reflection of a Tufted Puffin in flight. A reminder that these birds are built for diving, more than the occasional recess of taking to the air. #podcast #ocean #education #science #story #nonprofit #conservation #bird #yearofthebird #alaska #scuba #diving #birdyourworld #reflection #explore #nature #travel #puffin (at Glacier Bay, Alaska)

I've been trying my hand at birding since I got the new lens. This is one of the more noticeable ones, the Vermillion Flycatcher. Canon EOS 6D Mark II EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM 400mm | 1/250s | f/8 | ISO-400 - by BG Boyd Photography

You’ll have to travel to Papua New Guinea to see this beautiful male Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise in full display. | Repost @natgeo | Photo by @TimLaman. Male Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise in full display, Papua New Guinea. My Birds-of-Paradise exhibit is now open in Chicago at the Chicago Academy of Science’s Nature Museum! Sponsored by @NatGeo and #CornellLabofOrnithology. Check it out if you are in the Chicago area any time up to June 10! See “naturemuseum.org” for details. The exhibit includes my best bird-of-paradise images, videos, and many fun interactive elements and behind-the-scenes stories about my long term project on Birds-of-Paradise with Ed Scholes of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Follow me @TimLaman to see more of my best wild bird images throughout this special “#YearoftheBird”. #birdsofparadise @birdsofparadiseproject #RaggianaBirdofParadise #birds @thephotosociety @NatGeoCreative #birding #bird #PapuaNewGuinea #display #beautiful #feathers #showoff #courting #nature #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #conservation #orange #tropical #wildlifephotography #endextinction #KeyConservation

The Sparrows of Winter 2017-2018. Since I am behind sharing my progress here on tumblr, here is a catch up of my project. I am drawing birds and I have completed a series on Sparrows. These are Sparrows I saw this winter and I have compiled them into a poster.

A few days ago the Department of Conservation released photos of two men shooting Black-billed gulls at their colony in Rotorua - a colony that hasn't managed to fledge chicks for some years now. These birds are critically endangered. They're unique to New Zealand. They have the unenviable title of the world's most endangered gull species. If they had been kākāpo, there would have been uproar. But no one seems to care much about our endemic seabirds. Why? They're just as endangered, and just as precious. ⠀ ⠀ #conservationphotography #seabirdstory #seabird #endangeredspecies #conservation #nzwildlife #nzbirds #yearofthebird #raw_birds #your_best_birds #birds_brilliance #birds_adored #extinction #wildlifecrime #nikonnz #conservationbiology #wildlifeconservation #seabirdscience #wildlife_photographer #birdstagram #aotearoa #newzealand #gull #birds #birdstagram #extinctionisforever https://www.instagram.com/p/Bttx3j2BNbM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1by4tu3avzkmj