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Showing posts with label Birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birds. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Mandarin Duck is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. Unlike other species of ducks, most Mandarin drakes reunite with the hens they mated with along with their offsprings after the eggs have hatched and even share scout duties in watching the ducklings closely.
Rainbow Ducks
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
The bee-eaters are a group of near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa and Asia but others occur in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers. All have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.
Bee-Eater
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Kingfishers are a group of small to medium sized brightly coloured birds in the order Coraciiformes. The group is treated either as a single family, Alcedinidae, or as a suborder Alcedines containing three families, Alcedinidae (river kingfishers), Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers), and Cerylidae (water kingfishers). All have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.
