Kookaburra – Chattery Birds With A Merry Heart

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A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. (Proverbs 15:13 KJV) While updating the Kingfisher pages, I came across these videos about the Kookaburras that are in the same Alcedinidae Family. Thought you might enjoy watching them. There are five Kookaburras. The Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) … Continue reading →

Pied Kingfisher – Concentrated Diver

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While having the privilege of obtaining some photos for future blogs from Peter Ericsson’s Galleries, I obtained a few photos of the Pied Kingfisher. I thought this Kingfisher was very pretty. Then I found this amazing video from BBC Worldwide and decided to share these. Another reason, my attempts to photograph our Belted Kingfishers is … Continue reading →

Birds of the Bible – Non-Protected Nest

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When birds have babies, they do all they can to protect them from predators. The birds spend time building and then filling their nest with eggs. The nest is protected almost constantly from the time the bird lays the eggs until the fledglings depart. That is normal behavior and the video below of the Fieldfare … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Willie Wagtail

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – Willie Wagtail ~ Ian Montgomery Newsletter – 06-30-10 Very common birds like Willie-wagtails often get overlooked in the Bird of the Week in the pursuit of the rare and exotic. It takes the unusual antics of a particular individual to get noticed, such as this Willie-wagtail, perched cheekily on … Continue reading →

The Futuristic Whip-poor-wills….

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The Futuristic Whip-poor-wills…. – by a j mithra Whip-poor-wills belong to an unusual family of birds called nightjars – because their loud repetitive songs “jar” the silence of the night – or goatsuckers – because of a superstition that these birds fly into farmyards during the night and drink milk from the livestock. The name … Continue reading →

The Black Skimmer – The Graceful Flier…

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The Black Skimmer – The Graceful Flier… ~ by a j mithra The Black Skimmer, Rynchops niger, is a tern-like seabird, one of three very similar birds species in the skimmer family. It breeds in North and South America. Northern populations winter in the warmer waters of the Caribbean and the tropical and subtropical Pacific … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – White-rumped/Australian Swiftlet

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Ian’s Bird of the Week – White-rumped/Australian Swiftlet ~ by Ian Montgomery Newsletter ~ 6-22-10 Swifts, true to their name, are a challenge to photograph but these White-rumped/Australian Swiftlets (more about names later) were feeding low over of a group of smallish trees, which helped. These tiny birds (11-12cm/4.3-4.7in in length) are resident in Australia … Continue reading →