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Bird Week the Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and symbol of the United States of America. This sea eagle has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the ...
Bird Week the Osprey
The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching 60 centimeters (24 in) in length with a 1.8 metre (6 ft) wingspan. It is brown on the upperparts a...
Bird Week the Hummingbird
Hummingbirds are birds in the family Trochilidae, and are native to the Americas. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12–90 times per second (depending on the species). They can fly backwards, and are the only group of birds ...
Bird Week the Sparrow
All this week on Idaho Photo is bird week, today's guest is the Sparrow. Sparrows are small plump in form and are grey brown in color. They are a seed eating bird and usually hang around in groups scratching around looking for seeds to uncover for b...
Bald Eagles of Hells Canyon
My weekend trip took me to Hells Canyon. My sense were riding up a mountain rocket because around this time of year I knew when I arrived at the canyon there would be Bald Eagles to photograph. What is it about the great American Bald Eagle that is ...
