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Category: Videos

Marvelous Spatuletail Video!

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon April 6, 2007July 9, 2009

We discovered this on the American Bird Conservancy’s website. Apparently the first ever video of the Marvelous Spatuletail’s courtship display has been recorded. This is a super cool (and rare) hummingbird found in northern Peru.

Brown Creeper, Caught on Film

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon April 5, 2007April 5, 2007

Although extremely common (sometimes one on every other tree, it seems) Brown Creepers are often hard to capture on film. Enjoy!

Meet the Montgomery Owlet

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon April 3, 2007April 5, 2007

This video is of one of the three Montgomery family Great Horned owlets (the other two and mother were nearby). The family nested on the Northern Illinois University Campus in DeKalb, Illinois. **Disclaimer – the owlet in the video reacts to a passerby but by no means was this video stressful for the owlet or

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Eastern Meadowlarks

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon March 26, 2007March 26, 2007

One of my favorite bird sounds. Sweet and to the point, the Eastern Meadowlark always brightens the day (even though this day was gloomy).

Pileated Woodpecker

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon March 26, 2007March 26, 2007

This video was taken at Devil’s Lake State Park last summer. We thought the ground foraging was pretty interesting.

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Birdfreak Natural History Book Club

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Natural History Book discussions, group reads and more!

Books we’ve read

Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
Desert Solitaire
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
Silent Spring
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America



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