Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts

2010/09/06

three little birds


...singin' "don't worry 'bout a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be alright"


2009/04/13

bird condo


if my calculations are correct, there could be four kinds of birds perched in this tree...
location: sta.ana, cagayan


common pigeon



for lack of any information what and how to call this...
location: bangkok, thailand


eurasian tree sparrow




or maya...
scientific name: passer montanus
habitat: on every inhabited island in association with humans from cities to cultivation, particularly in ricefields
birdwatch note: common, introduced species. white cheek with black spot, black throat and chestnut top of head.
location: bangkok, thailand


info source: birdwatch.ph

shrikes




a wild guess that this is a mountain shrike
scientific name: lanius validirostris
habitat: montane forests 1000m but more conspicuous in forest clearings and edge
birdwatch note: endemic, told from all other shrikes by uniform grey upperparts and thick black bill
location: baguio city




this one could be a brown shrike although the photo could not lend any more clarity as to the color of its upperparts which appeared more of grey or dark brown when shot.
scientific name: lanius cristatus
habitat: all habitats in all locations
birdwatch note: common migrant. noisy and conspicuous...

location: sta.ana, cagayan valley


info source: birdwatch.ph

whiskered tern





scientific name
: chlidonias hybridus
habitat: bays and tidal flats to ricefields
birdwatch note: common migrant. flies over water, dives head first to catch prey.
location: tagbilaran, bohol


info source: birdwatch.ph

kingfisher


not particularly sure if it's white-collared or rufouslored.




location: buenavista, bohol




location: tagbilaran, bohol