Despite their small size, they are very aggressive when defending their nests and will take on larger birds like raptors.
Baby birds eat worms while mom eats fecal sack
Baby birds digest food into neat little nutrient filled fecal sacks. Not only does it help keep the nest clean but it allows mom to easily eat the leftover food.
Flamingos are born gray with fluffy down feathers
It takes several years for flamingos to develop pinkish feathers. The pink color of flamingo feathers actually comes from beta-carotene—a red-orange pigment that’s found in algae, brine fly larvae, and brine shrimp that flamingos eat.
Each year, up to a billion birds are lost to colliding into buildings and windows
Bright lights attract and disorient nocturnally migrating birds, potentially causing fatal collisions with buildings. Help protect birds flying through your area by turning off all non-essential lighting at night.
