the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl, the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture, (Leviticus 11:17-18 ESV) and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the eared owl; and the barn owl, and the pelican, and the owl-vulture; (Leviticus 11:17-18 MKJV) The Lord has created another interesting and fantastic bird, the Barn … Continue reading
Andean Cock-of-the-rock – The Changer…
The Andean Cock-of-the-rock – The Changer… ~ by a j mithra The Andean Cock-of-the-rock is a medium sized bird, living in the Andes, from Venezuela South to Bolivia. It’s one of the most spectacular birds, with strikingly bright colours. Spotting this beautiful bird is not very common, though, as they’re extremely shy and don’t usually … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Magpie Goose
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Magpie Goose by Ian Montgomery Newsletter 7-14-10 Here’s another large species characteristic of northern Australia, particular northern Queensland and the top-end of the Northern Territory, that had so far avoided the Bird of the Week net. It is found in quite large numbers around Townsville in wetland such as … Continue reading
Birdwatching and Updated Indexes for I.O.C. 2.5 Version
It took me awhile, but I finally got all the links up for the newest version (2.5) of the I.O.C. Now you should be able to find any bird on the lists. Dan and I managed to get in a little birdwatching Friday at Lake Morton. We saw several weird things take place. At least … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Week – Australian Bustard
I’ve been slow to produce the bird of the week this week as, not having taken many photos recently, I had trouble choosing a suitable candidate. In the end, I did what I have been meaning to do for ages and extended my bird database to include records of all the birds of the week. … Continue reading
Birds of the Bible – Quail II
It has been almost two years since the Quail have been written about. Birds of the Bible – Quail was early in this blogs history, so decided to write more about them. The Bible has four references to quail and they are all found in the Old Testament. They refer to the time that … Continue reading
Updated Family Pages to IOC Ver. 2.5
The IOC World Bird List Version 2.5 was just released on July 4th. I have been busy updating the Family pages and just finished. They have made 19 changes to the English Names, added 13 new birds and deleted 1. They also made 93 changes to the Taxonomy, and made 12 changes to the Ranges. … Continue reading
Kookaburra – Chattery Birds With A Merry Heart
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
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
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
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….
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
