Bird Collection (#23)

Sarus crane (Grus antigone), male displaying, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) juvenile, Cleland Wildlife Park, South Australia, March. Captive

Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) on a branch, Cania Gorge National Park, Queensland, Australia. September

Riflebird (Ptiloris), Queensland, Australia
A male Riflebird, perched on a branch. The plumage is velvety black with a beautiful iridescent purple sheen, which becomes more blue-green on the head and more bronze on the lower breast

African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus), Africa
The African Grey Parrot has plumage in various shades of grey with very distinctive red tail feathers. The area around the eyes is white or, in this case, a light cream color

Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis), South Island, New Zealand
Kiwis are flightless, nocturnal birds, so are seldom seen. They are currently listed as endangered. Habitat loss and predation by dogs, stoats, ferrets and cats have all contributed to this

Red-masked Parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys), Ecuador or Peru, South America
The Red-masked Parakeet originates from South America and is grass green with a solid red plumage mask covering the forecrown, crown and cheeks

Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne), Buffelsdoorn Estate, Klerksdorp, South Africa
A male Long-tailed Widowbird in breeding plumage, perched on a branch. The feathers are almost entirely black with orange and white shoulders, or epaulets

Regent Bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus), New South Wales, Australia
A male Regent Bowerbird perched on a branch. The birds plumage is jet black with bright golden yellow on the head, nape and wings

Green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) with small worm it has caught in shallow freshwater lake, Gloucestershire, UK, August

Canada geese (Branta canadensis) in flight at Abbotsbury Swannery, Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, UK. August 2014

Three Little owls (Athene noctua) looking out of a nest hole, Cumbria, UK, August. Captive

Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) male and female during courtship preening display, Norfolk, England, UK, August

Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) feeding a chick which has just left its nestbox with a solitary bee, Cornwall, UK, August

Fernandinas flicker (Colaptes fernandinae), Cuba, endemic species

Blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) Sabah, Malaysia

Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) male drake, Valkenhorst Nature reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, May

Great white egret (Egretta Alba) preening its feathers, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, July

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young on its back, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, June

Mute swan (cygnus olor) family, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, June

Sparkling Violet-ear (Colibri coruscans) hummingbird in flight, Mindo cloud forest ecosystem, Ecuador, July

Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) camouflaged on tree with a young juvenile opposite it, Mindo cloud forest area, Ecuador, July

Mandarin duck drake (Aix galericulata) on the water, showing orange sail feathers which are used when displaying, Southwest London, UK, March

Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight over snow. Kalvtrask, Vasterbotten, Lapland, Sweden. January

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) feeding on Thistle flowers, , England

Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) male perched in pear (Pyrus sp.) blossom, eastern redbud in background, New York, USA. May

American Robin (Turdus migratorius), feeding on winterberry (Ilex) fruits in winter, New York, USA, December

Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea), two in flight over nesting colony in field of buttercups (Ranunculus sp.), Keflavik, Iceland. Digital canvas expansion

American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), adult in breeding plumage foraging by sweeping its bill from side to side through shallow water, Orange County, California, USA, April

Clarks grebes (Aechmophorus clarkii) courting pair performing the Weed Ceremony in which they slowly circle breast to breast holding pond weed as nesting material, Lake Hodges, Escondido, California

Cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera), male taking flight from water, Orange County, California, USA, April

California Gull (Larus californicus), foraging for alkali flies (Ephydra hians) by running through swarm snapping its bill, on the shore at Mono Lake, California, USA. Digital frame expansion

California quail (Callipepla californica), male emerging from behind snowbank in winter, Mono Lake Basin, California, USA

Black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) pair performing post-copulatory display (as copulation ends, the male slides off the female leaving his wings draped over her)

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), foraging in water, with reflection, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah, USA, May

Black terns (Chlidonias niger), pair on a perch, vocalizing during courtship (termed Erect Posture display), Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA, May

Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) male perched amid snow-covered branches, New York, USA, February

Red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) adult feeding on tree sap from shallow wells it has drilled in bark of Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifoius), Lee Vining Canyon, California

Crested caracaras (Caracara cheriway), midair aggressive interaction between two for access to perch, Martin Refuge, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, March

Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) male fluttering wings while perched on cherry (Prunus sp.) branch in spring, New York, USA, April

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in breeding plumage, head and shoulders showing plumes on crown and neck, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA, May

Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) adult in breeding plumage capturing fish by half-running half-flying across waters surface and stabbing with its bill, Viera Wetlands, Brevard County, Florida

Royal tern (Sterna maxima) perching on a sand castle on a beach, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, March

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilocus colubris), male flying in to feed from cardinal flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) New York, USA. August

Abstract interpretation of Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) at roost during spring migration in March, Rowe Sanctuary, Kearney, Nebraska, USA. March. Long exposure

Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) female perched, Amherst Island, Ontario, Canada, January

Crested auklets (Aethia cristatella) pair interacting while perched on rock, St Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska, USA, July

Horned puffins (Fratercula corniculata), one landing with outspread wings, to join its mate on cliff ledge, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska, USA, July

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