Great Blue Heron – My Wildlife Wonders No. 8
A Great Blue Heron can look almost prehistoric standing motionless at the edge of a wetland. Nearly four feet tall, with a wingspan approaching seven feet, it is a hunter built around two extremes: patience and speed. It may remain nearly motionless for long stretches before specialized neck vertebrae help launch its spear-like bill toward...
Bald Eagle – My Wildlife Wonders No. 6
Once pushed to the brink by habitat loss, persecution, and the pesticide DDT, the bald eagle was down to just a few hundred nesting pairs in the Lower 48 states by the 1960s. It remains one of the most dramatic raptor population crashes in modern North American wildlife history. Today, their comeback is considered a...
Bali Starling – My Wildlife Wonders No. 1
A hush falls over the misty forest of Nusa Penida. Light rain weaves silver threads through the canopy. From the hush of the foliage, a flash of white breaks the green—a bird glides in, landing with effortless precision on a spiny trunk. It's a striking bird with brilliant white feathers, a deep blue leathery patch...