birds

peregrine falcons

pileated woodpecker (with some piano key plumage)

desert cardinal

@prdctvsmiz da birdophile here so it was him who identified it... 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_hill_myna

gouldian finch

european starling

purple finch

peregrine falcons, possibly a friendly spar

Best bird, greatest bird, smart, very smart bird:

dark eyed junco, all one-footed widdit

World's oldest known wild bird lays egg at 74

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86w9n4jlvwo

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was filmed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) at the Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge in the Pacific Ocean with her latest partner looking after the egg.

Members of the species usually only live for 12-40 years, but Wisdom was tagged in 1956 when she was about five.

Her last offspring hatched in 2021. She is thought to have had more than 30 chicks in her lifetime.

The USFWS said on X that Wisdom was with a new partner this year and that her previous partner Akeakamai had not been seen for several years.

The species generally mates for life but she is already thought to have outlived at least three mates.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/12/robotic-bird-like-legs-let-drones-hop-over-obstacles-launch-to-the-skies/

#notbirds

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