Birds

Would you risk getting close enough to use your bare hands and pull a threat away from an albatross nest? That's exactly what this compassionate man did, protecting the bird and its home in a moment described as a… Mostrar más

The long-tailed tit nicknamed the snow fairy exists only on Hokkaido island in Japan. Photo by Yusuke Oda. #Japan

snow fairy long-tailed tit Hokkaido

Scott Sessions caught a falcon that looks like it's plotting something #Birds #Animals

falcon plotting shot

Family unity as an architectural plan: that's what the Jiangxi Hakka walled houses amount to. Whole clans lived beneath a single roof, and the layout put courtyards, kitchens and living quarters in common rather than… Mostrar más

Sandhill crane parents teaching their chick how to fly

Raven asking for water while the heat is scorching #NatureScenery

Can animals from different species actually become real friends? That question is what lingers after watching a crow fill a small bowl with water, carry it over to an injured cat, and then hang around while the cat… Mostrar más

This maneuver is literally flawless 👌

Birds get jet lag too, apparently. Researchers studying Manx Shearwaters as they cross the Atlantic Ocean noticed that shifting time zones throws off their navigation, sending them drifting away from their route and… Mostrar más

Manx Shearwaters jet lag study

The contrast between the sketches and the real birds is notable #NatureScenery

sketchbook birds vs live flock

Police launched an inquiry after a metal bird sculpture went missing from an art exhibition in Inverness, Scotland.

Metal bird sculpture theft Inverness

Just in a golden mood 🧡✨

golden mood

Grew up on the original cartoons, so the name alone lands fine. What gets me is the physics of it, a bird outrunning a dog who outruns everything else, and nobody ever asks who's keeping score. That's the part I'd watch.

Discarded fishing gear transforms into life-threatening traps for wildlife when items left behind in the ocean become tangled around creatures like a brown pelican. This specific case unfolded outside a wildlife facility… Mostrar más

Brown Pelican Rescue at Wildlife Facility

Jiangxi Tourism points to Poyang Lake as China's largest freshwater lake, a place where the water turns golden at sunset. Thousands of migratory birds gather here every winter to rest and feed, filling the sky above… Mostrar más