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Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus). Hornbills are noisy, conspicuous birds easily distinguished by their bold black and white feather patterns, accented by long, colorful bills and patches of bare skin around the eyes or throat. Their first two neck vertebrae are fused to support their large bill. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.
Conservation status: Least Concern
A Tufted Titmouse calls out to its relatives, letting them know that seeds are about!
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One of the more bizarre members of the honeyeater family (and there is a lot of competition). Their love of Banksia flowers attracts them to this location, called Banksia Beach
These little Bewick's wrens are quite chatty as they explore their surroundings. This one told me to look for it in a bush, then soon emerged to this blackberry vine, and struck a classic wren pose.
There’s no mistaking when a Blue Jay is near. They are notoriously noisy birds with songs consisting of a large variety of calls, the most popular being a harsh “jeer” and a loud “Jay! Jay! Jay!” Blue Jays have been known to imitate calls of hawks. By nature, they are very aggressive and territorial. They squawk to warn predators to stay away or to call their flock. They protect against hawks, raccoons, cats, snakes, squirrels, falcons and even humans from their nests. At other times, the Blue Jay sings softly like a songbird.
Blue jays are intelligent. Captive blue jays have been known to use tools. When a piece of food drops outside of their cage, the birds have been known to make tools out of strips of newspaper to push the food within reach. They are able to store their food underground for later use and they are able to warn when danger is near.
In Florida, the Blue Jay is found in a wide variety
of habitats other than the populated areas where they are
so well known, including agricultural environments,
hardwood swamps, hammocks, pine flat woods, mixed forests, and sand hills.
I found this Juvenile in my backyard. Lake Wales, Florida.
Mute swan / Cygnus olor / Crvenokljuni labud
Mirna River Delta, Croatia
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Redshank - Tringa Totanus
The common redshank is a widespread breeding bird across temperate Eurasia. It is a migratory species, wintering on coasts around the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic coast of Europe from Ireland and Great Britain southwards, and in South Asia. They are uncommon vagrants outside these areas.
They are wary and noisy birds which will alert everything else with their loud piping call. Like most waders, they feed on small invertebrates. Redshanks will nest in any wetland, from damp meadows to saltmarsh, often at high densities. They lay 3–5 eggs.
The common redshank is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
It is widely distributed and quite plentiful in some regions, and thus not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
It is amazing how noisy these pileated woodpecker chicks were when the parents would come feed them. This is the father in this picture identified by the red stripe on his cheek.
The Noisy Miner belongs to the honeyeater family and is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia.
It is often confused with the introduced Common or Indian Myna bird which is mostly dark brown and, whilst it has similar facial markings, it belongs to the starling family.
The Noisy Miner is a bold and curious bird which primary eats nectar, fruit and insects and occasionally feeds on small reptiles and amphibians. They noisily defend their ‘patch’ of trees from other birds, especially other honeyeaters which are regarded as competitors for the food resources.
Many other birds are also driven from the area as they are mercilessly harassed until they move on and the Noisy Miner is always at war with other species of the feathered kind. Because of this aggressive behavior, areas inhabited by Noisy Miners often support few other birds.
A New Tie.... Mr Noisy, bright colourful, every time I wear it I smile,.... I can't take myself seriously.... I hope it raises a Smile with you.
Walking aiong a trail in a Provincial Park, I heard the umistakable sound of the Pileated Woodpecker drumming on a tree. I rounded a bend and He flew across in front of me into some empty campsites.. I was able to get across to the location while he was feeding.
Pinery Provincial Park, Lambton Shores ON
Not really, he was frantically searching for and fighting an imaginary opponent.
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This California Scrub Jay was one of several that mingled in the bushes near the trail where I was walking. I stopped to enjoy their antics and take a few shots. At Greenway Park.
Taken at Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands Reserve, Lytton, Queensland.
May 2022.
The omnivorous Noisy Friarbird eats nectar, fruit, insects and other invertebrates and sometimes eggs or baby birds. They spend most of their time feeding on nectar high up in trees, only coming down to the ground occasionally to feed on insects. Often feed in noisy flocks, usually excluding smaller birds, they’re found along with other honeyeaters such as the Red and Little Wattlebird.
Ouch... very noisy! It was terribly hot and a long exposure. Excellent conditions for ugly CMOS noise, but ahh well.
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Very vocal eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on a branch.
Bardzo głośna sójka (Garrulus glandarius) siedząca na gałęzi.
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Aged and abandoned...
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Taken at Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands Reserve, Lytton, Qld
May 2022
AKA: Leatherhead.
Another of Australia’s prehistoric looking birds! Easy to see the dinosaur lineage with that bald head and casque on the beak!
But also rather handsome with the neck plumage forming an eye catching ruff below the chin.
The omnivorous Noisy Friarbird eats nectar, fruit, insects and other invertebrates and sometimes eggs or baby birds. They spend most of their time feeding on nectar high up in trees, only coming down to the ground occasionally to feed on insects. Often feed in noisy flocks, usually excluding smaller birds, found along with other honeyeaters such as the Red and Little Wattlebird.
The noisy miner is a bird in the honeyeater family and endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia. Noisy miners are gregarious and territorial; they forage, bathe, roost, breed and defend territory communally, forming colonies that can contain several hundred birds. Each bird has an 'activity space', and birds with overlapping activity spaces form associations called 'coteries', which are the most stable units within the colony. The birds also form temporary flocks called 'coalitions' for specific activities, such as mobbing a predator. Group cohesion is facilitated by vocalisations, and through ritualised displays, which have been categorised as flight displays, postural displays, and facial displays. The Noisy miner is a notably aggressive bird, so that chasing, pecking, fighting, scolding, and mobbing occur throughout the day, targeted at both intruders and colony members.
I found his bird at a pub beer garden where the picking were easy, it wasn't the least bit aggressive but it did refuse to buy me a drink, even after we shared me lunch together.