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Hey there, guys! It's Cataleya here, and today we're going to learn about a bird with a ROCKING MOHAWK! 🤘🦜 A cockatoo! Cockatoo I saw in parrot mountain Here are 5 facts! 1. They can control their crests! 🎸 Cockatoos can raise and lower their amazing crests. Their crest position can even give us clues about how they're feeling, like when they're excited, curious, or alarmed! 2. They're VERY talkative! 😂 Every time I see one, they're making all kinds of noises! I guess the

Hey there, guys! It's Cataleya here, and today we're going to learn about a bird you probably haven't heard of... McKay's Bunting! 🐦🤍 image credit: Birds Of The World Here are 5 facts about these cute little birbs! 1. They only live on two islands! 🏝️McKay's Buntings breed on St. Matthew Island and Hall Island in Alaska! That's a pretty tiny place to call home! 2. Surprisingly, they aren't endangered! 😮There are estimated to be around 19,000–31,000 McKay's Buntings. Do yo

Parrot Mountain: A Park FULL of Parrots! Hey there, guys! It's Cataleya here, and today the article isn't about a bird… IT'S ABOUT A PARK CALLED PARROT MOUNTAIN! 🦜🌴 It's a place high up on a mountain in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee! 🏔️ What Is Parrot Mountain? Parrot Mountain is a place in Pigeon Forge that you drive up a mountain to get to. Eventually, you'll find a sign that says "PARROT MOUNTAIN" with pictures of birds on it! When you get to the parking lot, you'll start by

Hey there guys! It’s Cataleya here, and today we are going to learn about a bird that looks pretty normal… until it opens its wings! Meet the Sunbittern! 🌞🐦 Here are 8 facts: 1. They use their long, pointed beak to catch food like fish, frogs, and other small animals. 2. They get their name from the beautiful wing patterns that can look like a sun when their wings are spread! 3. Sunbitterns are mostly brownish-gray, which helps them blend into their surroundings. But when t

Hey there guys! It’s Cataleya here, and today we are going to learn about a bird that is so cute, puffy, AND black! The Black Robin! 🖤🐦 Idk if this is a black Robin but I dont think so see the image below 😂 Here are 5 facts: 1. There are only around 350 adult Black Robins left. ☹️ 2. They are one of the rarest birds in the world! Around the 1980s, there were only 5 Black Robins left! 😱 3. Sometimes people call them the “Goth Robin.” 🖤😂 4. Black Robins spend a lot of ti

Hey there, guys! It’s Cataleya here, and today we are going to learn about a bird that is red and is from Great Britain! The Bullfinch! 🐦❤️ Here are 5 facts: 1. They are shy and easily spooked. Bullfinches can be pretty secretive and may quickly fly away when they feel threatened. 2. Their call can sound like “PEW PEW”! Okay, maybe not exactly “PEW PEW,” but that’s what I hear! 😂 (I taught River to say it lol.) 3. Male bullfinches are much more colorful than females. Male b

Hey there guys! It’s Cataleya here, and today we are going to learn about a bird that lives in cities and is also really nosy 😂 The Rock Pigeon! Here are 5 facts: 1. Pigeons a long time ago used to carry messages during wars. They were very important because they could deliver messages when other ways of communicating weren’t possible. Some pigeons even received awards for bravery! And now we call them pests and “city rats.” 🙁 2. I have a theory that they live in cities and

The Java Sparrow! 🐦 Hey there guys! It’s Cataleya here, and today we are going to learn about a bird that is SO cute and puffy! The Java Sparrow! Here are 5 facts: 1. They are one of the largest sparrows, at about 5.9 – 6.7 inches long! (Ignore 67 💀) 2. Java Sparrows like to preen each other’s feathers, and they will take baths multiple times a day! 😂 3. They are endangered because of habitat loss and the pet trade. They are too cute to go extinct noooo 😓 4. There are act

Hey there guys! It’s Cataleya here, and today we are going to learn about a bird that is SO colorful, and people even keep them as pets! Here are 5 facts: 1. Lorikeets have a specialized tongue with a brush-like tip that helps them collect nectar and pollen from flowers! They basically have a tiny flower brush in their mouth! 😂 2. Their diet is mostly nectar, fruit, and other sugary foods, which gives them lots of energy. Some lorikeets can fly really fast, so they definitel

Hello my Duck Nuggets and Floating Marshmallows! It’s Cataleya here, and today we are going to learn about a bird that at first seems like it doesn’t fit in with its name… until you look closely. 💀 The Pink-eared Duck! 🩷 Here are 5 facts: Image Credit: Ebird Widely distributed throughout Australia: These ducks are highly mobile and can appear anywhere there is standing water, especially in dry inland regions. They feed by vortexing: Two ducks spin around a central point, wi

🦅 Remembering Jackie the Bald Eagle Hey there, my Lego Roses and Winged Wonders! 🌹🪽 Today we are talking about an eagle legend who sadly died today… Jackie the Bald Eagle. 🦅💔 Here’s Jackie’s story: Jackie was a bald eagle who used to have a mate named Mr. B. Mr. B and Jackie had two chicks named Stormy and BBB. (I still don’t know why the chick was named BBB 😭😂) One day, Mr. B vanished, and another eagle named Shadow came to the nest. Jackie and Shadow eventually becam

Hey there guys! It's Cataleya here, and today is National Grab Some Nuts Day! (And National Georgia Day. AAAND National Watermelon Day!) 🍉🥜 So today we are learning about the amazing Acorn Woodpecker! 🌰🐦 Image credit: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Here are 5 facts: 1. Acorn Woodpeckers can visit bird feeders! They may visit seed and suet feeders near oak woodlands. Sometimes they even make holes in wooden siding while looking for places to store food! I would probably just a

Image credit: Wikipedia Hey my Glitter feathers and rubber claws! It’s Cataleya here, and today we are going to learn about a bird that is a… Go-away-bird? Um, I guess this bird really wants you to go away! 😂 The White-Bellied Go-Away-Bird! Here are 5 facts: They got their silly name because their call sounds like it is saying “go-away!” Even though they are related to turacos, they don’t have the bright rainbow colors that many turacos have. They often travel in small fami

Hello my chirping chums and winged wonders! Todays article isent about bird facts... But about new updates brought to the website! Theese updates make the website feel more alive and happy! And not like an abandonned website 😅 Here are the updates added! 1. You can now subscribe to the website and get notified when I upload a new article! Just write your first name and Email, then sign up for free! 2. Now depending on the season, the website will change design. like for

Hello my fluffy feathers and fancy flight fans!! It's Cataleya here, and today we are going to learn about a bird that is so cute and pink: Bourke's Parrot! Wait... is Bourke the owner? Nope! This little parrot just has a name that sounds like someone's pet! 😂 Here are 5 facts: They are also called grass parakeets or sundown parrots. The males have a blue stripe above their beaks. The females don't. They are very quiet. They mostly make soft chirps, making them great for apa

Image credits to CornellLab 🐦 Hi my feather hearts and paper talons! It’s Cataleya here, and apparently today is National Rock Day! So I’m making an article about a bird that LOVES rocks: the Rock Wren! 🐦🪨 Here are 5 facts about this rocky little bird: 1. Rock Wrens build tiny rock pathways! The Rock Wren usually builds a little pavement or walkway made of small, flat stones and pebbles that leads to its nest cavity. The nest is usually hidden inside a rock crevice, but th

Hey there guys! It’s Cataleya here, and I haven’t really done an article in a while because I was sick, but I’m better now. Since it was the 4th of July, I’m going to write about the Bald Eagle! The icon of America 😄 Here are 5 facts: 1. They used to be endangered back in 1963! But people helped protect them, and now they are no longer on the endangered species list 😄 2. They aren’t called “bald” because they look bald. The name comes from the old English word “balde,” whic

🐦 Hey there guys! It’s Cataleya here! Today we are going to learn about a bird that is so strange it feels like a dinosaur… the Hoatzin! 🦖🐦 Here are 5 facts about this dino-like bird: 1. 🦴 The babies have claws! Hoatzin chicks are born with claws on their wings! If they are threatened or fall out of their waterside nest, they can: drop into the water 💧 swim to safety and use their wing claws to climb back into the trees 🌿 They lose these claws as they grow into adults.

Hey there guys! Its Cataleya here and since last week I missed my article because I was in Key West, today's article will be about the most abundant bird in Key West: the Rooster! Here are 7 facts: A rooster isn't a different species than a chicken. A rooster IS a chicken—it is simply a male chicken! They crow to communicate and mark their territory, not just to wake people up! They would be pretty annoying birds if they did. 😂 A rooster's crow is SO LOUD. 💀 How do they not

Hey there guys! It’s Cataleya here and today we are going to learn about a bird that is so stealthy, stomps snakes, and seems like a karate fighter that turned into a bird! 😭 Here are 5 facts: This bird HATES snakes 😭 They stomp them kind of like how you would stomp a bug. They can fly, but they like to walk instead. They occasionally prey on larger mammals such as hedgehogs, mongooses, small felids like cheetah cubs, striped polecats, young gazelles, and both young and ful