Birds
Whooping Crane: Spectacular Dancers
Unique to North America, whooping cranes (“Grus americana”) stand about five feet tall, have sinewy necks, long legs, and a wing span of about seven-and-a-half feet. Their snow-white bodies are contrasted by jet-black wing tips and a red-and-black head.
Bald Eagle: A Hunter in the Forest
The bald eagle is a large North American bird of the forest that catches most of its meals live–including ducks, gulls, seabirds, salmon, and other fish. The bald eagle is an accomplished fisherman. It can snatch fish from the surface of the water — but with its feet rather than its hooked beak. The eagle [...]
Horned Puffin: Stacking Fish Like Cordwood
The horned puffin, a cliff-dwelling bird, swims after fishes in offshore waters. It attacks a school of herrings or anchovies from behind. As it swings its head from side to side, grabbing a fish in its bill, the food is stacked like cordwood — with the heads pointed in alternating directions.