Tag: Birds

Rufous-Necked Hornbill

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The Rufous-Necked Hornbill. This distinctive bird, distributed mainly along North-eastern India, Bhutan & Southeast Asia, boasts a rich orange-red (rufous) plumage around it’s neck, head, & underparts, & bright blue colouring around the eyes, with glossy dark green elsewhere.The beaks appear broken but is normal, and mature birds also sport black ridges along the upper […]

Canada Jay

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The Canada Jay, grey/gray jay, or whisky jack is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae, and is the national bird of Canada. It is found year-round in the coniferous northern forests of North America. This bird has pale grey underparts, darker grey upperparts and a grey-white head with a darker grey nape.Canada Jays typically […]

Aussie Magpie

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It’s that time of the year again; the good ol’ Aussie Magpie has been nesting and saying ‘Hello’ to their neighbours in their own special way… by swooping the ever-living crap out of anything that moves nearby (and sometimes even things that don’t move)! 😂 The Australian Magpie, is a medium-sized bird native to Australia […]

Emperor Penguin

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The Emperor Penguin. Measuring up to 155cm and weighing up to 45kb, makes this the tallest & heaviest of all penguin species. This flightless bird inhabits Antarctica and is best suited to swimming and diving in the ocean where it gets its feed of fish, krill & squid. They can dive down to 500m & […]

South Philippines Dwarf Kingfisher

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The South Philippines Dwarf Kingfisher is a small bird species that until recently had remained largely hidden from sight.It had not been seen for around 130 years before an avid bird-watching eye surgeon managed to capture some great shots of this elusive subject.Its conservation status is currently listed as Vulnerable. I also captured a process […]

Cassowary

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2nd piece for 2020 This absolutely fabulous-looking creature is the Australian Cassowary. This shy but extremely territorial bird can grow to around 5-6ft tall and possesses a bony casque on its head and feet with large claws which they can use to deadly effect to protect their territory. They are currently endangered due to loss […]

Firecrown Hummingbird

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The Firecrown Hummingbird is one of the unique hummingbird species found in Chile’s Juan Fernandez islands and classified as Critically Endangered.This is a watercolour practice piece for a commission. I think it came out ok. Had a blast on it but need to learn more. 🙃 I’ve recently started becoming interested in getting back to […]

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