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This bird flew into a fogged panel and left the outline in a previous image I posted, fortunately after 15 minutes it flew away
O falcão-de-coleira é um falcão campestre com ampla distribuição nas Américas, em ecossistemas abertos, os quais favorece.
As the sun was setting those colors looked beautiful,
I am in front of the waterfall looking at the birdhouse,
Soon they will be tenants there,
Free room and board for our feathered friends.
I don't take photographs of birds because this genre of photography is very specialised, and I am not good enough at it. However, whilst minding my own business at Palm Beach the other day - walking along the track behind the sand dunes - this large bird - a kookaburra - descended from somewhere and sat on the fence right in front of me. He would not move. So I thought well I may as well put him on Flickr.
So - here he is. Kookaburra at Palm Beach, Sydney. Unexpected.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon 24-105mm lens
O bird of thorns .. your people had circled ...
in this blue sky .. and i don't know , where they are gone to ..
A variety of heliconia or false bird of paradise. The central highlands of Colombia is a cloud forest environment; they grow some of the finest coffee in the world, but it also offers one of the most diverse ecosystems. Every type of tropical plant that likes moist conditions will thrive here.
Always a delight to see so many birds arrive again -- over 30 different varieties now: Baltimore Orioles, Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, Red Bellied Woodpeckers, Yellow Warblers and Indigo Buntings. . .sorry to have been out of touch with everyone the last month, but will soon be more active again.
P1310088 - Grey-headed Starling - Size 20 cm
# 287 - 02 July '18 - 18:35 (13:05 GMT)
At - Barnighad - Uttarakhand - Western Himalayas - ~1000m (3280 ft) Altitude.
Chestnut-tailed Starling or Grey-headed Myna (Sturnia malabarica) is a member of the starling family of perching birds. It is a resident or partially migratory species found in wooded habitats in India and Southeast Asia.
The species name is after the distribution of a former subspecies in the Malabar region. This resident population has a white head and is often treated as a full species, the Malabar starling (Sturnia blythii).
DO YOU KNOW - Ruppell’s Griffon Vulture is the highest flying bird ever recorded. Flying at an altitude of 37000 ft.
Happy birding 🐦
In a "bird-rich" state like Florida, does the commonplace northern mockingbird deserve to reign as the official state bird?
According to the Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources, the Mockingbird "is a superb songbird and mimic. Its own song has a pleasant lilting sound and is, at times, both varied and repetitive." The bird was put in place in 1927 under Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3. The bird won over the Legislature in part because "the melody of its music has delighted the heart of residents and visitors to Florida from the days of the rugged pioneer to the present comer."
Someone else once wrote. "I am finishing this post the next day because I had to go buy a new computer after I threw my last one out the window when I read that Florida's state bird was the northern mockingbird. I cannot think of a more pathetic choice for one of the most bird-rich states in the nation. What's their state beverage, a half-glass of warm tap water?"
"The fact stands that four other states have the same official bird; Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. It's as overused as the northern cardinal (five states) and the western meadowlark (six states), and some make the convincing argument that every state should have its own bird."
Who would have ever "thunk" the Mockingbird could stir up so much controversy. The debate still "rages"!
I found this controversial little one along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, Florida preparing to share its pleasant lifting sound to the world.
Chasing those flies!
Known for its friendly ‘cheet cheet’ call and energetic flying antics, the fantail is one of the most common and widely distributed native birds on the New Zealand mainland.
We were traveling this week. Returning from a trip at Thanksgiving to visit my daughter and our grandchildren in LA. Spent the last evening in Pecos Texas before driving home the next day. We pulled into the drive thru of a local barbecue place. All of a sudden we were surrounded by "The Birds" as a huge flock of starling began roosting in the power lines over us. With my camera gear all packed in the back of the Jeep, I luckily had my iPhone out to Apple pay at the window and got a few quick shots. Amazing how they space themselves out.