Dabble with ducks!
Did you know that diving ducks like these Buffleheads will compress their feathers tightly against their body right before they dive?...
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osstewardship
Feb 12, 2021
Marvelous moonlight
#funfactfriday #lunarnewyear Happy Lunar New Year! Today is the first new moon of the lunar calendar. Did you know that the phase of...
osstewardship
Jan 22, 2021
Wintery Brrrr-ds
#funfactfriday Though this winter has been quite mild, there have definitely been some chilly days! Many animals hibernate through cold...
osstewardship
Jan 1, 2021
Don't cross me!
Red Crossbills are a part of a small family of birds that have evolved extreme crossbites. This looks like a beak deformation, but it is...
osstewardship
Dec 25, 2020
Return of the Trumpeter Swans
#funfactfriday Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! We hope at some point this holiday season you were able to see seven swans a-swimming...
osstewardship
Nov 13, 2020
Its a bird, it's a plane, it's a.... zygodactyl?
No, that's not a newly discovered dinosaur, it's a description of bird feet! There are five different arrangements of bird feet that...
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