HIS LONG TAIL OF FIERY RED WHEN COMBINED WITH A BELLY STREAKED YELLOW AND ORANGE TURNS THIS BIRD INTO A ONE OF A KIND BEAUTY! MEET THE FIRE-TAILED SUNBIRD The fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda) is a small bird measuring around 16 cm long with a flame red nap, mantle, and long fiery tail with red …
His long tail of fiery red renders this stunning little bird practically unmistakable. Read More »
STRATEGICALLY PLACED SPLASHES OF YELLOW, AND RED SPECTACULARLY POP AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF IVORY WHITE! MEET THE BOHEMIAN WAXWING The Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a bird whose name comes from its striking wing pattern on the secondary flight feathers with flattened tips that appear bright red. Males have brownish-grey plumage with a pale grey …
He wears a suit made up of almost entirely midnight black except for an eye-popping rump of fiery flaming red! MEET THE FLAME RUMPED TANAGER The flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) is a species of primarily black bird with the lower back, rump, and uppertail coverts either lemony yellow (subspecies icteronotus) or the same area warmer …
A stunningly beautiful white bird wearing a striking red crown. THE ARARIPE MANAKIN The Araripe manakin (Antilophia bokermanni) is a species of a critically endangered bird. As with most manakins males and females show a strong sexual dimorphism in their plumage color. They are a relatively large long-tailed bird, with a total length of c. …
A tiny bird covered in spectacular patterns of black and yellow topped off by white spotted wings. MEET THE HIMALAYAN BLACK LORED TIT The Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys), is a resident breeder on the Indian sub-continent wearing broad black line down a yellow front. There is also a large black crest tipped with yellow, …
A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAPPENED TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME MANAGES TO CATCH THE WORLD’S FASTEST BIRD APPEARING TO HITCH A RIDE ON ONE OF THE WORLD’S LAZIEST FLYERS! In reality, what was really happening was a highly protective father falcon was protecting his nest from a potentially predatory pelican. One …
A long-tailed, bulky, green bird that bounces agilely through evergreen forest canopies in pairs or small groups. MEET THE KNYSNA TURACO The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), is an unmistakable bird measuring 40 – 42 cm long, including the tail. The most conspicuous feature of this bird has to be the red primary feathers which only …
A very striking and very familiar backyard bird across most of eastern North America. MEET THE NORTHERN (RED) CARDINAL The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a bird that is so hard to resist. They are lively, bright, and lovely singers. At around 9 inches long, they have a wingspan of 12 inches. Flashy to say …
So striking, this bird is rendered unmistakable in his familiar suit of flashy red! Read More »
Nature always finds time for a little experimenting, and you know this to be true when you see a goat that looks as if someone was painting it and suddenly gave up, or when you meet a cat that’s “wearing” a huge paw print of another cat on its back. Nature gets creative even when …
The times nature’s printer lost its settings, and the results are adorable. Read More »
Sometimes life can make you weary, when you feel stuck, bored, or desperate in the face of difficulties, the following pictures will give you the strength to overcome them. The intense vitality despite all circumstances once again proves to us that no matter how difficult it is, there is still a way for you to …
No matter how difficult the circumstances are, you can still rise up and shine. Read More »
