#Bird Sanctuary

[arc-hus]

Tipperne Bird Sanctuary, Ringkøbing Fjord, Denmark - Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter

[rafefar]

Green heron, pounce and a miss

Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida

[cognitivejustice]

With hundreds of highly prized species, bird tourism is thriving in the country – and farmers are increasingly turning their land into nature reserves

“Wildlife tourism is far more profitable than farming but that’s not the only reason we made the change,” says Ajila’s son, Luis Jr. “We wanted to save not just the umbrellabird, but all the special creatures here, and safeguard them for future generations.”

Projects such as this are eligible for funding from the Ecuadorian government. Launched in 2008, the Socio Bosque scheme offers “the poorest private and communal forest landowners annual payments for each hectare of forest cover maintained��, with sums of between $30 (£23) and $60 a hectare.

The Ajila family: Luis Jr, Alejandra and Luis Sr. Photograph: Dr Stephen Moss

But the income provided by birders alone has been enough to propel some farmers to take up the nature reserve model.A few years ago, Favián Luna decided to convert his 120-hectare tomato farm in the Tandayapa Valley, north-west of Quito, into a cloud-forest reserve and lodge called Alambi Reserve. Visitors go to photograph many species of hummingbirds, including the Andean emerald, native to the Chocó bioregion of the Ecuadorian Andes.

Nearby, at Mashpi Amagusa, former farmers Doris Villalbaand Sergio Basantes have created a reserve, lodge and garden, which attracts 260 species of sought-after birds. Highlights include glistening-green, flame-faced and beryl-spangled tanagers, and the rare, endemic rose-faced parrot.

At Finca La Victoriana in Pichincha, the owner Jacqui bought the house and land, and began to reforest the site while growing crops to feed herself. But during lockdown, when she was stuck in nearby Quito, all her crops were stolen. She was saved from having to sell up by a visiting friend, who heard an unusual sound from lower down the valley and realised this was one of South America’s most charismatic birds: the Andean cock-of-the-rock.

Male Andean cocks-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) lekking to attract a mate. Photograph: Jiri Hrebicek/Alamy

Since 2005, Ángel Paz and his younger brother Rodrigo have transformed their former dairy farm in Mindo into a bird reserve. At first, things didn’t go to plan: it took a month for the first visitor to arrive, and he paid just $10 for a four-hour tour. Since then, however, thousands of people have made the pilgrimage.

[wingedjewels]

Forster's Tern by Lee Greengrass Via Flickr: Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, Alameda, CA

[sunmoonyandstars]

I went to a bird sanctuary with @writersarethetruevillains and her sister and we saw a bunch of ducks, so of course we had to assign each duck a marauders era character based on their behavior. Here's what happened: Remus chased James away so he and Sirius could be alone on the ice and keep eating the seeds, so James and Peter went to the other side of the pond. Narcissa and Lucius were nearby to Remus and Sirius and they went over to them but then went back to eating on the ice. Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, Marlene and Lily made a dramatic entrance by flying into the water. Lily was clearly avoiding James and hopped up onto the bridge. Regulus, Pandora, Barty, and Evan all got on the ice while Sirius and Remus were in the water nearby. Pandora was biting Regulus for some reason and Evan and Barty were in the corner eating. Remus and Sirius soon got bored of this and went over to rejoin James and Peter and then James and Sirius began stepping on unstable ice just to get to the food but Sirius went back to Remus pretty quickly.

[annapolisrose]

A field with actual birds in the distance on top of bird houses they're too big for.

[rilespics]

pretty magpie

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[pegafin]

AI Generated McMansions: Bird Sanctuary

I asked the @mcmansionhell Discord chat what kind of AI generated property they would like to see from Pegafin Realty. They asked for:

Bird Sanctuary Conservatory

and

Greige

And we at Pegafin Realty delivered...✨

Stunning conservatory-style home located in 54 acres of pristine bird sanctuary. 7 bed, 35,604 window, and infinite bath, because everywhere is the bathroom when you’re a bird.

Grand and verdant entryway.

Over 57 unique sunrooms.

Active garden kitchen, complete with soil and worms.

Dining en plein air.

Bedrooms

Call now to book your tour 🦆🦜🦤🪿

[springfieldnerv]

Misato is taking Shinji to the Highway 9 bird sanctuary, too :(

[shelovesplants]

At the bird sanctuary and found this huge bird nest 🪹 🐦 if you look closely it's made so intricately 💙 I'm wondering what kind of bird made this nest?

[rafefar]

Tricolored Heron - Green Cay Nature Preserve

[boneszphoto]

swan lake, 'victoria' bc

[its-not-canon]

The Old Church on inner farne

[wingedjewels]

Anise Swallowtail by Lee Greengrass Via Flickr: Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, Alameda, CA

[zetasxphotos]

Just some random bird shots I took a few weeks back

Story: I decided to take a small drive to a bird preserve just outside the town I live in. The trail i was on went in a loop back to the parking lot, and just as I was heading back to my car, I saw this bird consistently flying back and forth to this sign. I decided to spend some time there and practice my shutter speed in order to catch the bird flying in motion. How did I do?