Barred Owl. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: their call sounds like “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?" which is how I remembered its sound

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Spotted Towhee. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: there are 8 species of towhee in the world: all of which are in the Americas

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Taiga Bean-Goose. British Columbia, #Canada

A rare bird where I am, this goose is mostly found in Northern Europe, Russia, Japan, Korea, and eastern China.

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Grey Gull. La Serena, #Chile

This gull comes in all shades of grey.

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Anna’s Hummingbird showing off his tail.

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Bufflehead. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: they are named for their large, "buffalo-like" heads

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Common Goldeneye. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: cold weather emphasizes the sound of the whistling sound their wings make in flight

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White-crowned Sparrow. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: they share their territories with Fox Sparrows, but chase Chipping Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos until they leave as they are seen as rivals for territory and food.

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American Crow. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: they have the largest brain to body ratio of any bird. Even bigger than humans!

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Thank you!

Chestnut-backed Chickadee. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: they inhabit coastal forests, especially areas with Douglas-fir, spruce, and cedar trees

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Rufous-collared Sparrow. #Chile

Fun Fact: they are often found in cities and build their nests on the ground

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Great-blue Heron. British Columbia, #Canada

Looking all high and mighty.

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Chestnut-napped Antpitta. Pichincha, #Ecuador

Fun Fact: this handsome Antpitta is found at elevations of 2000-3000m from Colombia down to northwestern Peru

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Horned Lark. Saskatchewan, #Canada

Fun Fact: they are the only native lark in North America

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Black-necked Stilt. La Serena, #Chile

Fun Fact: in proportion to body size, they have the second longest legs of any bird, right behind flamingos

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American Oystercatcher. La Serena, #Chile

Fun Fact: they have special glands above their eyes to drain excess salt from their bodies after drinking saltwater

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White-throated Screech-Owl. Pichincha, #Ecuador

Fun Fact: both parents will sing in duet, with the female responding to the male's descending hoots with slightly higher-pitched notes

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Grey Gull. La Serena, #Chile

Fun Fact: they feed on mole crabs and fish along the South American Pacific coast

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Bufflehead. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: they are North America’s smallest diving duck

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Great Blue Heron. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: they build large, reusable nests in large colonies called heronries

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American Goldfinch. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: they are one of the few finches that moult twice a year

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Pale-mandibled Aracari. Pichincha, #Ecuador

Fun Fact: multiple adults can help raise their young

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Turkey Vulture. British Columbia, #Canada

Happy Halloween! 💀

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Grey Gull. La Serena, #Chile

It’s a windy day for this fellow!

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Yes. Mine is moulting from its juvenile plumage because it’s a young bird

Spotted Towhee. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: they are known for their unique "double-scratching" foraging technique, where they hop with both feet to uncover food on the ground

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Lewis’s Woodpecker. British Columbia, #Canada

Fun Fact: they catch insects mid-air like a flycatcher, not just by pecking into trees

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