Birds

The Mountain – A Breathtaking Work Of TSO Photography

This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide Mountain. Spain´s highest mountain at 3718m is one of the best places...

The Hefty Raptor Savanna Hawk

The Savanna Hawk is a hefty raptor found in open savanna and swamp edges. It was formerly placed...

The Health Benefits of Eating Fig

Brief Description The health benefits of eating figs have been a prized delicacy for at least 5,000 years....

Unalaska – The Town of Violent Bald Eagles

Unalaska is a famous town for violent bald eagles. The magnificent bald eagle is the national bird of...

Glory of the Snow – A Bright Blue Star Shaped Flower

The Glory of the Snow delightful bulbs has little bright blue, star-shaped flowers and grass-like leaves. They start...

Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor)

Family: A noisy pitta (Pitta versicolor) belongs to the family Pittidae. Habitat: Pittas, or Jewel-Thrushes, are some of the world's brightest-colored birds. Noisy Pittas are...

Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae)

DESCRIPTION SUPERFICIALLY, THE Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae) looks like a big, heavy Barn Owl. It roosts in the same places: big hollows in trees, crevices...

Common Grackle Call

VOCALIZATIONS: Common Grackle Call is a loud, hoarse ‘chuk’ or ‘chak’, particularly in a flock calling. The common grackle song consists of a wheezing, upslurred...

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Rare on Australian Southern coasts, the Whimbrel is more abundant around the north, where it sometimes occurs in small flocks of up to 50....

Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus)

Habitats: The Red-kneed Dotterels (Erythrogonys cinctus) live on the inundated muds of temporary flood lands inland. They are nomadic, loosely gregarious, and aquatic waders....

Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

Family: Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a species of plover belonging to the Charadriidae family. Habitats: The Grey Plover or Black-bellied Plover migrates to winter...

Arctic Redpoll ‘Carduelis hornemanni’

IDENTIFICATION Arctic Redpoll or Hoary Redpoll is medium size 13 to 14 cm large Arctic birds. It is representative of Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea),...

Little Curlew (Numenius minutes)

The Little curlew (Numenius minutus) belongs to the large bird family Scolopacidae. In September and October, Little Curlews migrate from their breeding grounds in...

Horned Sungem – Amazing South American Hummingbird

Horned Sungem is a beautiful remarkable hummingbird that is mostly found in South America. It is well worthy of such an evocative name and...

Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)

IDENTIFICATION ARCTIC WARBLER (Phylloscopus borealis) is very similar to Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides), but averages larger, stouter, and more attenuated, with a relatively larger head....