Birds in the News #84
The latest edition of Birds in the News has been posted over at Living the Scientific Life. Plenty of good reading and many links to interesting articles about birds in the news from all over the world.
Links:
- Birds in the News #84
- Living the Scientific Life
A Great Bird Photo site
I enjoy looking at photos of birds on the internet. It is a great way to learn about birds from all over the world, many of them species one cannot hope to see in the flesh in one lifetime. Of course, looking at photos can be time-consuming.
One such site is called the Green Backed Heron: bird photography and identification (sorry – that link no longer works). It is well worth a visit – but give yourself some time to look at all the wonderful photos.
When you come back you might like to visit my photo gallery here (sorry – my photo gallery has been removed). It contains not only photos of birds, but animals, native Australian flowers, scenery shots of Australia, Nepal and Thailand and much more.
Here is a sample photo: click on the image to enlarge.
Budgerigars, Cleland Wildlife Park
Updated 18th February 2017
New Hummingbird species discovered
The discovery of a new bird species is a reasonably rare event. The recent discovery of a new species of hummingbird in Columbia caused a ripple of excitement around the world of birders. And it is a real stunner of a bird, with iridescent blue and green plumage.
According to ornithologists, the Gorgeted Puffleg has been discovered living in the cloud forests of southwestern Colombia. Despite its recent discovery, this stunning rare hummingbird that has violet blue plumage and iridescent green on its throat, is already endangered by the environmentally damaging illegal drugs industry. (Quoted from Living the Scientific Life)
On this blog I often rave about the beauty of Australian birds. Yes, we really do have many wonderful and colourful bird species. We also have a great abundance of birds and many different species to enjoy. I am sure, however, that some of the hummingbird species would rival and even outdo some of our birds for sheer beauty. I have yet to enjoy the delights of seeing a hummingbird in real life; if the photos are any indication, they must be wonderful.
Links:
- Read the whole article and see the photos on Living the Scientific Life blog.
Rainbow Lorikeets
Rainbow Lorikeets are a common Australian parrot. They are also one of our more colourful birds. How do they compare with some of the hummingbirds? Leave your comments in the section below.
To enlarge the image, click on the photo.
To enjoy more bird photos, go to my photo gallery here.
Birds in the News #80
The latest edition of Birds in the News # 80 has been posted here.
Articles in this issue include:
- A stunning photograph of a displaying Greater Prairie-Chicken with a link to many more photos of this species.
- News of a new species of Frogmouth from the Solomon Islands.
- Birds hurting people – details of an aggressive Red-Shouldered Hawk that has caused lacerations on a number of people it attacked in Miami.
- People hurting birds – road deaths in Florida.
- Birds helping people – a story about a parrot that helped an autistic child to talk.
- And many more articles and links.
Link:
Rainbow Lorikeet
Click on the photo to enlarge the image.
View more bird photos – and photos on many more subjects – on my photo gallery here.
Birds in the News #79
This post is a little late – I’ve been busy on other matters.
The 79th edition of Birds in the News can be found here.
This edition features many interesting articles and links, including:
- A wonderful photo of an egret in an unusual pose.
- An article about the mating of Prairie Chickens.
- Gentoo and Rockhopper Penguins.
- A link to a video showing an amazing parrot that is able to do all kinds of tricks, including play golf and basketball.
- And much more.
Link:
- Birds in the News # 79