Many people think that this superb owl has bars, but in fact, it just perches on one.
Category Archives: Bird
Milky Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus)
I got to see this superb owl in San Diego at the special bird breeding center (which they call the BBC but which is not involved with Doctor Who).
This is the first and only time I’ve seen a milky eagle owl.
Eagle Owl
It’s hard to photograph superb owls when it’s dark.
Screech Owl
A superb owl in the hand is worth two … well, practically anywhere else, really.
Not sure proverb writers are so obsessed with shrubbery.
Eagle Owl
It’s Superb Owl Sunday!
Peru 2015 – Bird
I couldn’t figure out what this bird was called from the online guides, but the guides seemed awfuly excited about it, so either it’s rare or it lays golden eggs.
Peru 2015 – Hoatzin
Another view of the hoatzin from earlier. When they are chicks, they have claws on their wings so they can climb trees. There weren’t any of the young present when I was there though, so I have no proof of this.
Peru 2015 – Sugarcane
In Peru they refer to this as sugarcane.
The plant, not the bird.
Peru 2015 – Egret in Water
Egrets are a lot taller in the water.
Stork 2015 – Bird
Some birds are still a work in progress.
Hummingbird
Sometimes you can’t come up with a good joke, even after looking at the photo for several minutes.
Q: Why is a hummingbird small, brightly coloured, and feathery?
A: Because if it were large, grey, and wrinkly, it would be an elephant.
Fortunately, bad jokes abound.
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
According to Wikipedia, this bird is known as the hamerkop, hammerkop, hammerkopf, hammerhead, hammerhead stork, or anvilhead.
This means that almost everyone who looks at this guy thinks “wow he sure does look like a hammer”, but there was at least one natural historian out there who was entirely contrarian.
Peru 2015 – Stork
Well, how did you think storks built their nests? It’s not like they’re on eBay or anything.
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Flamingos are filter feeders, so it’s rare that you can see the bill both above and below the water. Usually, there’s far too much stuff clouding the water.
Peru 2015 – Macaw
It’s about time to trade in those tail feathers for a newer model.
Peru 2015 – Caracara
They’re not as impressive as the one I saw in the Sonoran desert, but caracaras are still neat no matter where they are.
Duck
Disappointed because it’s only been a month and you’ve already given up on your New Year’s resolutions.
Peru 2015 – Great Egret
Sometimes you get really lucky with where the birds choose to pose.
Peru 2015 – Cormorant
It looks all proud and stuff but, really, it’s not that hard to catch fish during the low water season.
Peru 2015 – Great Egret
This egret is lighter than the air. This means it’s a witch.