Diese Bachstelze nutzt den Ast, um von ihm aus trockenen Fußes auf Beutezug im Teich zu gehen. Das Grün im Wasser ist Sumpfwasserstern, Callitriche palustris

#Taunus #Oberursel #Motacilla #Passeriformes #Bachstelze #whitewagtail #wagtail #Vogel #bird #nature #Natur #birdsofmastodon

Tiny New Zealand #bird delivers a lesson in birdsong #evolution
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-tiny-zealand-bird-lesson-birdsong.html

Vocal convergence and social proximity shape the calls of the most basal #Passeriformes, #NewZealand #Wrens: Ines Moran et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06253-y

"#Parrots, #songbirds, and #hummingbirds can learn to make new sounds. No-one knew, but New Zealand's smallest bird, the rifleman or #titipounamu, may have a rudimentary version of the same talent."

Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

Chipping sparrows are social birds and I often see them in small groups with other sparrows.

https://islandinthenet.com/chipping-sparrow-spizella-passerina-4/

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Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

Along with the White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), the Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina), a small lender songbird, is commonly seend in my backyard. Adults have a crisp, neat appearance with a rusty crown, a black line running through the eye, and a distinctive white eyebrow stripe. Their backs are brown with black streaks, and their underparts are light grey.

These sparrows are active foragers in my backyard, often seen hopping on the ground or perching on low branches [...]

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