Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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comments New Rare Bird Map

8:26 PM Ryan Ankeny

A new feature has been added to the blog. Now you can see exactly where rare birds have been seen on the landfill, the date, and if available, a picture of the rare bird. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the map that has been loaded from Google maps. You can zoom in and out and pan around the landfill as if you were using Google maps. The satellite photo of the landfill is rather old and the place is constantly changing as hills are filled, roads are built or removed, and ponds are created. Nonetheless, I have done my best to place the markers in the accurate locations. Enjoy and let me know what you think of the new feature and the landfillbirdblog in general.

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comments Take-off

6:32 PM Ryan Ankeny

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comments White-tailed Deer

6:22 PM Ryan Ankeny

The cold weather has the deer moving with 14 seen this morning. An 11-point buck has been seen several times courting a doe and another doe was seen this fall with three fawns in tow. I shot (a picture) of this doe and her young last week.



Sunday, November 22, 2009

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comments Wild Delmarva

11:18 AM Ryan Ankeny

I have been following a blog for a while now called Wild Delamrva. Kevin and Jay Fleming take stunning photographs of wildlife and have already published a book titled Wild Delaware. Just thought I would share as they are great inspiration for the wildlife photographer and nature lovers alike.

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comments American Goldfinches

11:11 AM Ryan Ankeny



Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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comments Red-eared Slider

8:51 PM Ryan Ankeny


This turtle was originally identified as a Midland Painted Turtle, but upon closer inspection by a rigorous landfillbirdblog reader, it has been re-identified as a Red-eared Slider. On older individuals the namesake red stripe can become faded. I regret this egregious error. Below is an image of a Midland Painted Turtle taken from Wikipedia.

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comments Eastern Red Bat

8:05 PM Ryan Ankeny

The Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) is one of only a few bats that are migratory and do not hibernate through the winter. Instead they do what many birds do, and that is fly south to warmer areas where flying insects are still plentiful. They are also different from most other bats in that they do not roost in colonies but rather individually, usually preferring cavities or branches of hardwood trees. I found this female Monday hanging from the branch of a honeysuckle bush.


Adult males have a bright reddish-orange coats, whereas females and juveniles have grayish-brown coats with red around the upper body and head. They are not easily confused with other bats other than the Seminole Bat, which is common in the deep south but absent from Kentucky. A defining characteristic of the Red Bat is the white patch on the shoulder which can be seen in the picture below.

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