It doesn’t seem so bad when we see one at a time ….
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Category: Birds
Kingfisher photo 2
And here’s another photo of the same kingfisher along the Mariko River bank.
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Kingfisher photo
After years of trying I finally managed to get a photo of a kingfisher along the Mariko River near to my house.
These birds do not sit for long in the same place. By the way, did you know that a kingfisher can only move by flying, it cannot walk!
Pheasant
This is a photo of a Common Pheasant, taken in England.
Most pheasant seem to prefer running to flying, but if they need to they can fly up to 90 kph over short distances.
Condor
Especially for Valentines Day. It may not be pretty, but it is pink: the Californian Condor.
Greater Spotted Eagle
The Greater Spotted Eagle is one of the rarest eagles, but I just really like this photo, there’s something magical about reflections.
Owl, night hunter
There is only one bird of prey that hunts at night: the owl.
They eat mostly small mammals, insects and other birds, and some eat fish. Even though they have very good eyesight they are far-sighted and cannot easily see things which are just a few centimetres away.
Puffin landing
This puffin (from the north of England) has just been fishing and is now putting on the air brakes before landing and taking lunch.
Silvereye takes off
The silvereye is a very beautiful bird with a white patch and a black ring around its eyes.
But look at this photo of a silvereye starting its flight: one wing is open and the other is closed!
Northern Hemisphere Penguin
Penguins live in and around the Antarctic in the southern hemisphere, and polar bears live around the Arctic in the northern hemisphere, so they never meet in the wild.
But there is one kind of penguin that lives north of the equator in the northern hemisphere.
The equator runs through Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, and some of the islands in this mysterious chain are in the northern hemisphere, and are home to the Galapagos Penguins.
As far as we know there is no Galapagos Polar Bear, so this doesn’t alter the fact that wild penguins and polar bears never meet.
King Vulture
In one of my classes we talked about vultures. Here is a photo of a King Vulture, nice looking fella, isn’t he?
Penguins and more penguins
I thought Tokyo was crowded until I saw this photo, which was taken in Antarctica.
Bearded vulture
This bird is sometimes known as the bearded eagle, or the lammergeier, but is usually referred to as the bearded vulture. It has a wingspan of about 3 metres and is found high in the skies around the world.
Kingfisher 2
About a year ago I saw a kingfisher at the Mariko River and I tried to take a photo but it flew away just as I clicked. So I posted this wonderful photo of a kingfisher from the net.
Today I saw another kingfisher (or was it the same one?) and I was again unsuccessful in taking a photo. So here is another photo of my favourite bird. BTW do you know that kingfishers cannot walk?
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