Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Think Like a Bird: Understanding Bird Behavior @cornell_lab | Uploaded July 2018 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Bird Academy’s online course will transform your bird watching by answering questions about why birds do the things they do. This course is designed to give you all the tools you need to understand why your favorite birds act the way they do, no matter where in the world you go. Ever wonder why ducks bob their heads? Small birds chase after birds much larger than themselves? Or why swallows gather beakfulls of mud? Then this course is for you!
This six-part course also provides free access to Birds of North America that has in-depth information on all 760 bird species that breed in the U.S. and Canada.
Learn more:
academy.allaboutbirds.org/courses/think-like-a-bird-understanding-bird-behavior
Video Credits:
Course Instructor and Narrator: Kevin McGowan
Editor: Shayna Muller
Producers: Mya Thompson, Kevin McGowan, Shayna Muller
Footage:
Redhead, Chris Wood/Macaulay Library 514833
Least Auklet, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cliff Swallow, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Snow Bunting, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Galapagos Penguin, RickRay/Shutterstock
Royal Tern, Benjamin Clock/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Anianiau, Benjamin Clock/Macaulay Library 485737
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Gerrit Vyn/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Red-necked Phalarope, Gerrit Vyn/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Northern Cardinal, Matthew D. Medler/Macaulay Library 476180
Great Blue Heron, Eric Liner/Macaulay Library 435241
Blue and Yellow Macaw, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Pacific Golden-Plover, Gerrit Vyn/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Royal Tern, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Blue-black Grassquit, Andrew Dreelin/Macaulay Library 516756
Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise, Tim Laman/Macaulay Library 487538
Reddish Egret, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Least Auklet, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Yellow Warbler, Eric Liner/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Laysan Albatross, Benjamin Clock/Macaulay Library 485888
White-throated Sparrow, Matthew D. Medler/Macaulay Library 475321
White-breasted Nuthatch, Jay W. McGowan/Macaulay Library 471331
Red Phalarope, Gerrit Vyn/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
#birdacademy #birdwatching #birding #cornelllab #ornithology #birds
Bird Academy’s online course will transform your bird watching by answering questions about why birds do the things they do. This course is designed to give you all the tools you need to understand why your favorite birds act the way they do, no matter where in the world you go. Ever wonder why ducks bob their heads? Small birds chase after birds much larger than themselves? Or why swallows gather beakfulls of mud? Then this course is for you!
This six-part course also provides free access to Birds of North America that has in-depth information on all 760 bird species that breed in the U.S. and Canada.
Learn more:
academy.allaboutbirds.org/courses/think-like-a-bird-understanding-bird-behavior
Video Credits:
Course Instructor and Narrator: Kevin McGowan
Editor: Shayna Muller
Producers: Mya Thompson, Kevin McGowan, Shayna Muller
Footage:
Redhead, Chris Wood/Macaulay Library 514833
Least Auklet, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cliff Swallow, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Snow Bunting, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Galapagos Penguin, RickRay/Shutterstock
Royal Tern, Benjamin Clock/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Anianiau, Benjamin Clock/Macaulay Library 485737
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Gerrit Vyn/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Red-necked Phalarope, Gerrit Vyn/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Northern Cardinal, Matthew D. Medler/Macaulay Library 476180
Great Blue Heron, Eric Liner/Macaulay Library 435241
Blue and Yellow Macaw, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Pacific Golden-Plover, Gerrit Vyn/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Royal Tern, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Sharp-tailed Grouse, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Blue-black Grassquit, Andrew Dreelin/Macaulay Library 516756
Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise, Tim Laman/Macaulay Library 487538
Reddish Egret, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Least Auklet, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Yellow Warbler, Eric Liner/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Laysan Albatross, Benjamin Clock/Macaulay Library 485888
White-throated Sparrow, Matthew D. Medler/Macaulay Library 475321
White-breasted Nuthatch, Jay W. McGowan/Macaulay Library 471331
Red Phalarope, Gerrit Vyn/Cornell Lab of Ornithology
#birdacademy #birdwatching #birding #cornelllab #ornithology #birds
