Birds
Sandhill cranes overhead, vultures on the thermals, ospreys over the bay. The catalog now holds 68 bird species; these five walks explain how they live.
Vultures, the cleanup crew
Smell versus sight, strong stomachs, Florida roosts and the law that protects them.
Avian migration
Four flyways, five routes on an animated map, how birds navigate, and live migration forecasts.
Birds that fly, birds that don't
Hollow bones and air sacs; penguins, ostriches, kiwi and the dodo; chickens that hop and turkeys bred too heavy to fly.
Raptors
Talons and beaks, the condor's comeback, DDT, and the birds of prey of Tampa Bay.
Why the boy duck is colorful
Female choice, male rivalry, dances and displays, and why geese and swans look alike.
Every new bird plate
37 species in the bird zone, read live from the catalog. More birds live in the Aviary and the Polar coast (penguins), and in the natural history bird room.
Cooper's hawk
Golden eagle
Red-shouldered hawk
Red-tailed hawk
Swallow-tailed kite
Osprey
Canada goose
Mallard
Mandarin duck
Mute swan
Trumpeter swan
Tundra swan
Wood duck
Ruby-throated hummingbird
North Island brown kiwi
Southern cassowary
Emu
Andean condor
Black vulture
California condor
Turkey vulture
Red knot
Red-necked phalarope
Wood stork
Dodo
American kestrel
Peregrine falcon
Indian peafowl
Wild turkey
Northern cardinal
Purple martin
Greater bird-of-paradise
Barred owl
Burrowing owl
Great horned owl
Barn owl
Magnificent frigatebird
Live cams
Live cameras at zoos, sanctuaries and wild places. Tap to watch here, or open the provider page; all zoo cams.
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Short films
Swipe, then tap to play. Captions are switched on where the maker provides them. Each film plays from its maker's channel.
Picture gallery
Tap a picture to enlarge it. Every picture is public domain or openly licensed, credited below, and kept on our own server.