Birds in Paradise

06/19/2025

04/28/2025

He looks like a punk rocker… but he’s really a living fossil.

Meet the hoatzin—one of the strangest birds on Earth. Found only in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, this prehistoric-looking bird smells like manure, hisses like a reptile, and feeds its chicks a leafy diet no other bird can digest.

But here’s the real kicker: baby hoatzins are born with claws on their wings. When danger strikes, they leap from the nest into water, swim to safety, then climb back up the tree using those claws—like a feathered dinosaur comeback tour.

From its blue, lizard-like face to that wild mohawk crest, the hoatzin isn’t just bizarre—it’s a reminder that evolution doesn’t always follow the rules. It rewrites them.

Nature's weirdest rebel. And it’s proud of it.

04/25/2025

BIRD MIGRATIONS: Now detected on Doppler Radar with as many as 250,000,000 birds predicted to be in migration tonight across the United States from data via BirdCast. The annual bird migration has now reached the next level and is still a few weeks from the annual peak in May. Just like clockwork, the nocturnal migration is captured on Doppler Radar 30 to 60 minutes after sunset.

PLEASE HELP: Consider dimming or turning outdoor lights off as we head into peak bird migration season. Light pollution can disorient, confuse or disrupt normal bird migration patterns. It's little known by many that millions of birds are in migration overhead during the night!

10/25/2024

07/02/2024

Found in northern Venezuela and into Colombia, the yellow-knobbed curassow regularly inhabits forested landscapes along wetland areas, sometimes expanding into valleys and nearby foothills. These beautiful birds can be found in groups of up to 15 individuals, foraging for fruits, seeds, and insects as they move throughout their home range. Photo taken at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

06/02/2024

03/04/2024

First day of Lights Out, Texas! Migration season has started. 1 in 3 birds migrating in the U.S. will pass through Texas this spring. Turn off your non-essential lights between 11pm-6am to help our feathered friends who travel at night.











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