An artist’s concept of Vegavis iaai, a loon-like waterfowl. Scientists think it was a diving bird, shown here chasing fish. Researchers discovered an almost complete Vegavis iaai skull in Antarctica and said it’s the oldest-known modern bird fossil. Its existence in Antarctica suggests this land was a refuge from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. … Read more
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Lynzie Flynn of Fountain Valley, California, submitted this image on December 22, 2024, and wrote: “This is an adult male Vermilion Flycatcher. It was flying from tree to tree and posing for me. It’s such a colorful bird and one of the few colorful birds we see in my … Read more
Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge posted the wonderful images of Wisdom and her new chick on Facebook on February 7 and 9, 2025. Wisdom is the world’s oldest known wild bird, at approximately age 74. You can tell it’s Wisdom from her well-known leg band, number Z333. Biologists first identified and banded Wisdom … Read more