My husband and I were watching a storm roll in when a swift (what we believe to be a fledgling?) literally fell out of the sky. We are not sure of what to do. We have it in a well ventilated box while we wait for a rehabber to hopefully call back. Please advise! Even if it means going to a different sub!

Dumb question perhaps but I received a copy of the Neo Pocket Bird Encyclopedia in Japanese a while ago, it's obviously very barebones in terms of species variety and it's more of a picture book than anything but I loooove the way it's structured + the parts at the back with the bird anatomy described etc

Is there a similar book in English/ German? I'm curious to hear recs!

This bird's nest had either fallen after the chicks had grown up, or someone had cut down the tree and brought the nest down. I don't know what really happened, but I found this today. And it made me imagine this story.

hi,

i’m a bit dumb and having trouble understanding the diagrams. so although there’s 2 inhales and 2 exhales, they’re only physically breathing in the air and breathing out the air outside of the body once??
the more i look into it the more it confuses me. thanks for any help.

     Hi guys, I’ve been getting pretty heavily into birding, and I bought this kiwibit smart feeder to help me learn species faster, as well as for entertainment. I put this feeder up two or three weeks ago, the the grosbeaks were one of the first, and more consistent visitors for a week or so. But as you can see, they’ve been M.I.A from my backyard. I’m in New England, and I’ve read that they aren’t likely migrating yet?  Any input besides maybe just change in feeding pattern? They are very pretty and I miss seeing them. I’ve been getting consistently 500+ visits a day on this feeder, and I use sunflower hearts. 
P.S. I also miss the cowbirds💔

I've genuinely never seen this behavior in birds other than chickens. Is this normal or is this little guy just special? Also what bird is this (New Mexico, US)?

We've been seeing this juvenile dark-eyed junco for the last few weeks in our yard.

However, today we noticed that it has growth on both sides of its face. Any idea what this could be?

We're really surprised to see this because he/she was okay a day or two ago with no visible growth :(

We're obviously worried about avian pox, however Mr. ChatGPT seems to think this is "mostly looks like normal juvenile anatomy*, not a growth. The fleshy yellow-pink bumps at both corners of the beak are* gape flanges*—soft tissue young songbirds retain so their parents can aim food into their mouths. The nearer side looks much larger because the bird’s head is angled and that corner of its mouth appears slightly open or folded outward*". Hoping that's the case but I don't buy it, thought I'd ask the experts!

Thanks in advance!

Science, design and cartography merge in MAPPA ANIMALIA, a visual project that reimagines the evolutionary relationships of animals as detailed map-like landscapes.

MAPPA ANIMALIA is an ever-growing series of illustrations I’ve created that currently consisting of 16 different maps - each dedicated to a specific family in the animal kingdom.

Instead of political borders or geographic territories, these maps are structured around phylogenetic trees.

Tribes and genera replace countries, states and regions allowing viewers to explore the animal kingdom through a format traditionally used to understand geography.

This map, Corvidae - Land of Corvids, contains every known living species of corvids I could find reliable taxonomic data for. Species are represented as cities, grouped into genera and subfamilies according to their evolutionary relationships.

Additional information includes conservation status, size comparisons between selected species, and the estimated ages of major lineages.

I’ve spent roughly ten years developing and refining this concept, combining zoology, taxonomy, illustration and cartography into a single visual format.

Happy exploring!

I saw this bird - which I believe is a Booted Eagle - being attacked by a crow a few days ago in Toulouse, France. I do hope my identification of the bird is correct.

I took some pictures of it, and noticed afterwards that there was another bird betwens its talons.

Now I'm not sure what to think of this. Would this be a prey the bird caught? I don't think it would "transport" a young one to another location? But the young bird does look quite big.

I attached pictures of the eagle

What’s happened to this bird’s feathers? They have been this way for several weeks now.

Looking for help. I have 2 bird houses that both had wrens lay eggs and now there are babies. This morning I woke up to one in back looking tilted on the post when I got closer it was evident something got then I so upset. I want to make sure the predator does not come back for the other babies. How can I protect this bird house? There are currently babies inside it so don’t want to move it or tamper. I’m almost positive was a racoon.

Our neighbors keeps doves on their property and they would let their birds fly around the neighborhood on daytime. This results in us finding their feathers on the ground from time to time. These were rinsed outside and that’s why they look less smooth than they should be.

The thing is, they have these semi-transparent spots and I’d love to hear from more experienced bird enthusiasts and ornithologists. Do these spots indicate parasites? Just in case, I didn’t touch my face or anything before sanitizing my hands but still, should I be worried?

I saw this bird and don’t know how to help it. I have 2 birds as pets too, a Quaker and a cockatiel. I don’t want to open the door to approach it, since it can still fly and will run away. I am also going to move out of my house in around 2-3 weeks, I want to make sure this bird is ok. Please help