#wildbirds — Public Fediverse posts

UK Ornithology question! I saw a bird looking just like a magpie, except it had brilliant lemon yellow on the outer half of its wings. Was I hallucinating (unlikely) or is there an extravagant, yellow-winged version of the magpie? #UKbirds #BirdsOfMastodon #Birds #wildbirds #magpie #London #Ornithology

How your #cat can contract #BirdFlu without seeing a bird

New data reveals unexpected infection pathways to #HouseholdPets

By Serena Summer
Feb 25, 2025

Excerpt: "The CDC report details two confirmed cases of indoor domestic cats contracting bird flu, with both felines belonging to #DairyWorkers who had previously displayed symptoms consistent with the virus. Prior to the cats becoming ill, their owners had experienced symptoms including #vomiting and #diarrhea. Although the owners declined testing for bird flu, laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of the virus in both cats, with one eventually dying from the infection.

"This finding represents a significant development in our understanding of #AvianInfluenza #transmission, as it suggests that #humans may serve as intermediary hosts capable of passing the virus to household pets. Previously, most concern centered on direct transmission from infected birds to mammals, but these cases indicate more complex transmission patterns may exist.

"The indoor setting of these infections is particularly noteworthy, as it eliminates the possibility of direct contact with infected #WildBirds, which had been considered the primary transmission route for cats in previous outbreaks."

Read more:
https://rollingout.com/2025/02/25/bird-flu-transmission-humans-cats/
#HPAINews #BirdFlu #AvianInfluenza #PetHealth #CatHealth

Crane Pools at Sunset
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM

This morning I reprocessed the original jpg taken by an old camera to remove the artificial saturation boost I'd given it at the time. This is much more natural and still shows the amazing beauty of that evening.

#SilentSunday #SunsetSunday #photo #landscape #WildBirds #wildlife #NewMexico

The Freeze – African Fish Eagle | Lake Naivasha | Kenya
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#coloursofafrica #natuurmonumenten #wildshotsafari #wetlands #birdlovers #ornithology #wildbirds #birdbrilliance #africanfisheagle #natuur #ourbirdinglifelist #feathers #safarigoals #wildandfree #bestbirdshot #featured_wildlife #africasafari #kings_birds #vogelfotografie #lakenaivasha #nationalgeographic #birdsofprey #bownaankamal #birdsofkenya #yourshotphotographer #raptors #birdextreme #wildlifephoto

African woolly-necked stork or African woollyneck (Ciconia microscelis) is a species of large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds singly, or in small loose colonies. It is distributed in a wide variety of habitats including marshes in forests, agricultural areas, and freshwater wetlands across Africa.
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🦩 Masai Mara | Kenya
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#birdextreme #wildlifephotographic #discoverwildlife #wildbirds #weareallexplorers #wildlifeconservation #bestbirds #birdvibrance #bownaankamal