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A loon does not have a lot of flexibility in its hip or knee, and its foot is a lot closer to its back end than its front end, making a legs-out water landing impractical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/e286e5f2-b2f6-4864-a061-69f9f15ab088/j-photos-4WfrvN1ZX9g-unsplash.jpg Blog - Why Do Loons Belly Flop When They Land? - Make it stand out Common Loon; photo by J-Photos/Unsplash. https://www.meganskrip.com/blog/how-many-birds-are-named-for-snow monthly 0.5 2022-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/3504943f-b572-4e28-bc9a-aea60650c0cd/zdenek-machacek-wKbuplZNaMY-unsplash-1500px.jpg Blog - How Many Birds Are Named for Snow? - Make it stand out Snowy Owl; photo by Zdeněk Macháček on Unsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/8bd43636-2057-4ba9-9ffe-ed257e931870/Table-v1.png Blog - How Many Birds Are Named for Snow? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.meganskrip.com/blog/my-top-10-birbs-in-the-hand monthly 0.5 2025-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/6d4f892e-a3c6-4179-be7c-e79a99c99fa5/10-SSHA.jpg Blog - My Top 10 Birbs in the Hand - Expression like a Muppet...feet that look like chicken toes instead of talons o’ death...and its capture was completely accidental. Expression like a Muppet...feet that look like chicken toes instead of talons ‘o death...and its capture was completely accidental. Definitely a top ten birb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/f9a5bbf5-bf5f-4c8b-98ec-ffd06f379cac/3-WIWR-cropped2.jpg Blog - My Top 10 Birbs in the Hand - Tiny, round, wiggly floofy borb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/8e56493f-2c30-432a-bfe6-b618583c755a/4-BCCH-adjusted2.jpg Blog - My Top 10 Birbs in the Hand - Extremely angry, bitey floof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/5b5c54ce-380d-4222-91fe-1a94d7dda887/9a-LEBI_for_Adam.jpg Blog - My Top 10 Birbs in the Hand - A lil water birb sporting some serious derp A lil water birb sporting some serious derp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/293eea81-9b90-4bd9-802e-1702eb17ff12/1a-GCKI-cropped2.jpg Blog - My Top 10 Birbs in the Hand - Mesmerizingly confident birb, with poofed crest bonus points https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/1d279a44-a7c4-43c0-9c6c-d3ba9ab99859/8-wood+duck_cropped_reduced_file_size.jpg Blog - My Top 10 Birbs in the Hand - Warm, soft, charismatic duckie birb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/9ff48dc5-e066-4b65-a411-82ae42731948/6-MODO-cropped_more.jpg Blog - My Top 10 Birbs in the Hand - Plush, plump borb that (barely) fits in one hand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/09021eaf-3e23-432b-b9c6-b8b1935ae661/0-kinglet-takeoff-1500x844.jpg Blog - My Top 10 Birbs in the Hand - Make it stand out A Ruby-crowned Kinglet ready for launch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/2131069a-59a5-4871-b8d9-aab7024626cd/5-RTHU-cropped.jpg Blog - My Top 10 Birbs in the Hand - Teeniest birb in my hand...ever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/d109bed2-4abc-459e-ad82-f608aaaf5422/2-RCKIsnuggly-kinglet-2-cropped.jpg Blog - My Top 10 Birbs in the Hand - Snuggly, poofy floof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/395813c3-2eeb-434e-8051-79caac9c8860/7-RUGR-grouse1.jpg Blog - My Top 10 Birbs in the Hand - Plush, plump borb, charmingly chonk https://www.meganskrip.com/blog/bird-tricks-for-bug-treats monthly 0.5 2024-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/5483cc22-3efa-4471-86ad-2eed1ff05d95/15034311108_e4e5e07f34_o.jpg Blog - Bird Tricks for Bug Treats - Make it stand out An American Redstart flashes its wings; photo by Jeff Bryant (CC BY-NC 2.0) https://www.meganskrip.com/blog/accidental-raptors monthly 0.5 2021-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/1633792584754-Z6ZSDU08ZTGOPYLGZP9F/3-IMG_0089-rotated-cropped-reducedsize.jpg Blog - Accidental Raptors - Make it stand out After extracting this young Sharp-shinned Hawk from my songbird research nets in October 2013, I snapped a photo, then released him. I knew enough to hold the bird gently but firmly by the thighs. Anyone expecting to handle raptors, however, should be trained in handling by an expert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/1633792457576-F74CQBTI03A7565ZV9VF/1-IMG_0088-rotated-cropped-reducedsize.jpg Blog - Accidental Raptors - Make it stand out A young male Sharp-shinned Hawk I was surprised to find in my net while doing songbird research on Block Island in 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/1633792518069-4QD3BZMBIELS5ZHT7YFP/2-Merlin-with-boots-reducedsize.jpg Blog - Accidental Raptors - Make it stand out I was surprised to find this Merlin in my songbird net. 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Birds captured on Block Island in 2013 with permits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61295a16eafc7326b6aa8142/1632670050390-DKFPWO7S8GARRCWJKJW0/RBGB-pair-smaller.jpg Blog - Avian Armpits - Make it stand out Male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have pink armpits (left), and females have yellow (right). In autumn, young males have streaky chests just like females, and so their underarms help bird banders to tell them apart. 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