Birding Websites

My favorite birding websites.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1189
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/

Turkeys

Turkeys instinctively know the difference between venomous snakes and safe snakes. They protect themselves from dangerous snakes by going around in a circle and stomping on the ground, confusing the snake.    

Birds That Use Tools

The Woodpecker Finch from the Galápagos Islands uses a twig to pry insects out of bark, as does the Caledonian Crow, who uses its beak to sharpen sticks into hooks which are used to probe into holes to extract insects. Even turkeys know whether things are safe to eat or not.

Bird Facts

There are about 556 kinds of birds in Arizona only. Imagine how many birds are in the whole world. Loggerhead Shrikes spear their food on the barbs of barbed wire fences to come and eat them later.  They want to save up food for the winter.  Crickets, tiny birds, and bugs make up their diet.  Also, they can lower their body temperature, heart rate, and general body functions to survive cold.

First Blog Post

My name is Lincoln. I am 12 years old. I am a birder and I love to bird whenever I can. I am going to use this blog to post pictures and info about birds and occasionally random things like family pictures.