A bird of many songs! 🎵 Meet the Brown Thrasher, a master of mimicry! This North American songbird is known for its impressive vocal range, with over 1,000 distinct tunes in its repertoire. Watch this week’s #FeatherFriday reel to learn more about this fascinating species and its incredible mimicry. 📌 Please note: All bird handling completed at the Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station is conducted by trained professionals operating under federal research permits as part of a long-term mon

Little bumblebee, what are you doing? 🤔 This Red-tailed cuckoo bumblebee female is likely looking for a hibernation spot. In this instance, she attempted to dig into the compacted earth of a woodland path before giving up and wandering off to find a more suitable spot 🛏️ Did you know ...? 🐦 A cuckoo bumblebee female is so named because, like the bird, she will go into the nest of a social bumblebee and take it over for herself. 🥸 Each species of cuckoo bumblebee has a preferred species of ho