So Beautiful....
The Gouldian Finch is found in Australia and is also referred to as the Rainbow Finch due to it’s colorful plumage. it is another bird that has been classed as endangered.
Source;Geographic Home
Another Beaut. Blue Magpie.
Lukeon
The Gouldian Finch is found in Australia and is also referred to as the Rainbow Finch due to it’s colorful plumage. it is another bird that has been classed as endangered.
Source;Geographic Home
Another Beaut. Blue Magpie.
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Nice to have a SA man on the blog....
Amazing pic, thanks
You should remember this beaut thats quite full up in SA?
I knew a Scotsman and he used to call every bird, except the doves in Vienna, which he viewed to be a Finch..
This is for you.
But know her she has a forgiving heart....
The indigenous Native Americans, the Arawaks, named the island, "Iere", which, in their language, means "Land of the Hummingbird".
Two hummingbirds are shown on the island's coat of arms.
Here are pictures of some of them:
I've always admired these tiny lil birds that weigh only a few gram. They do however have many enemies because of their size.
Hummingbirds are true masters of acrobatic flight.
Here is a poem I wrote about them:
The Hummingbird
Incredibly fast and yet so tiny
Dressed in feathers that refract the sunlight
Radiating such colourful beauty
Producing a true birdwatcher's delight
Suspending a living feathery mass
Wings beating at eighty times per second
Create a blur which for a short time lasts
Then in an instant later it is gone
Busily sipping each flower's nectar
As you rapidly flit from bloom to bloom
Viewing you in your glorious splendour
Chases away any feelings of gloom
A true master of acrobatic flight
Forward, backward and even upside down
What a marvellous captivating sight
Leaving the viewer speechless and spellbound
All bedecked in luminescent feathers
Blessed with a spectacular flying mode
Radiating such beautiful colours
That is the magic of the hummingbird
Beautiful pics...
Breathtakingly stunning!
yip, know what you mean. Have had hands on experience with all the species you mentioned except the Java Rice bird. Have a great day
Here I go again:
Take your pick!
I have taken cormorant and heron pics of birds that have retired along my river plus otters, I have waited for kingfisher that comes here two. Just one of each for years but hey this town is full of us retirees.
Socrates birds just wonderful and poem too