I just uploaded a new YouTube shorts video of our local matriarch Swainson's hawk flying around. I was quite far away from her so the video isn't very clear. I also had to do some creative 'realigning' of the clips to make it a bit more watchable. Hope you like it!

#birds #birdsOfAlberta #swainsonsHawks #birdsFlying #yyc #birdsOfCanada #migratingBirds #birdOfPrey #birdwatching #birdBehaviour #raptors #nature #birdVideo #newVideo #youTube #alberta #calgary #backyardBirds #backyard

https://youtube.com/shorts/Q4rETt7o72o?feature=share

!!! MIGRATING GEESE DETECTED !!!

(Couldn't actually *see* them in the rain)

But for a while, the sky was filled with their song. The flock must have passed overhead, and faded away to the North..

#geese #migratingbirds #signsofspring

France Reports #BirdFlu On Two Farms, Loses Disease-free Status

January 2, 2025

"France has confirmed bird flu outbreaks on two poultry farms – the highly pathogenic avian influenza – just days after being officially declared free of the virus, the agriculture ministry said.

"Bird flu has spread across Europe in a seasonal wave linked to #MigratingBirds even though the impact has been less severe than in the United States, where dairy farms across many states have caused tremendous losses causing egg prices to soar. More than 66 people have also been infected with the virus.

"According to French authorities, new cases that have been reported in the northwestern region of Normandy have made the country lose the# HPAI-free status that it had regained last month. Disease-free status for bird flu means no farm outbreaks have been reported for at least a month. The classification can allow trade restrictions from importing countries to be lifted."

https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/health-news/france-reports-bird-flu-on-two-farms-loses-disease-free-status/ar-AA1wRmwD
#Flu #AvianInfluenza #FranceBirdFlu #Pandemic

Thousands of beautiful #Cranes passed my house yesterday heading to the South 💖

#bird #birds #birdphotography #nature #photography 🪶 #crane #kranich #Zugvögel #migratingbirds #Berlin #Reinickendorf #travel