Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #29

Posted on January 8, 2021 by

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Week #29 challenge was Birds with a Long Wing Span.

Disclaimer: If anyone has an issue with me using their photos in the round ups, please kindly let me know. I haven’t had anyone say anything, but I don’t want you to think I’m using your photographs for personal gain. I’m here to show what great work you are doing with your photography by showing you off in these posts.

Hope everyone had a wonderful New Years! To say that I was ready for 2020 to be over and in the books is an understatement. We had a quiet day after staying up late babying Heaven because of the fireworks. For those who have just joined us and may not know me, Heaven is our 14 year old Bichon that just doesn’t do well with fireworks and thunderstorms. The fireworks finally stopped at about 1:30am. She stayed close to us under a blanket on the couch for safety. Now….back to the birds!

It is truly amazing to watch birds fly high or low in the sky. The aerial show they put on for us humans is an absolute necessity for their survival. This week we showcased birds with long wingspans. The bird with the largest wingspan living in the world is the Wandering Albatross found in the Southern Ocean with a wingspan of 12 feet (3.7 meters). In 2010, researchers found and gave a name to a bird much larger. It is named Pelagornis chilensis which lived 5 million to 10 million years ago and had a wingspan of at least 17 feet (5.1 meters). This new species that lived long ago was based on an intact skeleton. An article from the New York Times is here if you would like to read it.

Really a wonderful gallery of birds with long wingspans this week. Just wanted to make mention that Lisa’s Vulture looks like a magician performing a “ta da” moment!

Welcome to the newcomers, Karen & Becky.

  • V.J.’s Red-shouldered Hawk
  • Lisa’s Osprey
  • Ark’s Hadeda Ibis
  • Jez’s Great Blue Heron
  • Terri’s Bald Eagle
  • Woolly’s African Fish Eagles
  • Becky’s Eurasian Black Vulture
  • Lisa’s Black Vulture
  • Terri’s Snow Goose x 8 or 9
  • Maria’s Whooper Swans
  • Tish’s Flamingos
  • Karen’s Petrel
  • Brian’s Marsh Harrier
  • Brian’s Square-tailed Kite
  • Anita’s Short-eared Owl.
  • Beth’s White Pelican
Roseate Spoonbill flying in preparing to roost for the night along the Hillsborough River at Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa, Florida.
My Roseate Spoonbill

I encourage you to visit these blogs if you haven’t already and see what amazing things they have going on. If I missed your post or there was a problem with a pingback, please let me know and I will be glad to add you to the list. Remember to pingback from my post of that week and not my page. Liking my page is encouraged!

Next up: Week #30: Birds with beginning with “C” At least one word in the name has to begin with a “C”. For example, Double-breasted Cormorant or Cinnamon Teal.

VISIT MY BIRD WEEKLY PAGE FOR A FULL LIST OF UPCOMING CHALLENGES AND RULES!

I look forward to seeing your creations this week!

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12 Comments on “Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #29”

    • Thank you so much Deborah. They were from weeks, months years but the Cinnamon Teal and Canvasback were awesome this week! I can’t wait to go birding next week. 🙂

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    • Thank you Tish….Yes it is also fun to put together and gives me a chance to look at everyone’s photos again. I do it at the end of the week at one time. 🙂

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