Thursday, 29 December 2016

29-12-2016 ADOR CAMP, VALENCIA - EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH (Carduelis carduelis)

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Beautiful little finch with a sharp pink bil, cherry-red face, and brilliant black-and-yellow flashes in the wings. Western birds (Europe e...

3-1-2016 KOWLOON PARK, HONG KONG - WOOD DUCK (FEMALE) (Aix sponsa)

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The wood duck or Carolina duck (Aix sponsa) is a species of perching duck found in North America. The drake wood duck is one of the most co...

3-1-2016 KOWLOON PARK, HONG KONG - GREATER FLAMINGO (Phoenicopterus roseus)

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The Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. It was described by Peter...

4-1-2016 HONG KONG - BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax)

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Population size 570,000-3,7Mln Life Span 20-30 years Top speed 55 km/h mph km/h mph  Weight 800 g oz g oz  Height 63 cm inch cm inch  Lengt...

4-1-2016 HONG KONG - CRESTED PIGEON (Ocyphaps lophotes)

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The Crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes) is an Australian species of pigeon. Only two Australian pigeon species possess an erect crest, the...
Wednesday, 28 December 2016

4-1-2016 HONG KONG - STRAW HEADED BULBUL (Pycnonotus zeylanicus)

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Largest bulbul species in Singapore with strong bill, yellowish-orange crown and ear coverts, blackish eye and submoustachial stripes, wh...

4-1-2016 HONG KONG - RACKET TAILED TREEPIE (Crypsirina temia)

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The racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia ) is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae. It has a velvety-black forehead of...

3-1-2016 HONG KONG - SCLATER'S CROWNED PIGEON (Goura sclaterii)

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The Sclater's crowned pigeon, known scientifically as Goura sclaterii, is a majestic bird that graces the southern lowland forests of...

4-1-2016 STANLEY, HONG KONG - EURASIAN TREE SPARROW (MALE) (Passer montanus)

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The tree sparrow is the house sparrow’s country cousin but its name is misleading: in Britain it prefers arable farmland and rural gardens ...

11-10-2015 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR - EURASIAN REED WARBLER (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

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The Reed Warbler is a plain unstreaked warbler. It's warm brown on top and beige underneath. A summer visitor to breed in the UK, the l...

15-10-2015 GANDIA, VALENCIA - SPOTLESS STARLING (Sturnus unicolor)

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The spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor ) is a passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is closely related to the common sta...

14-10-2015 VALENCIA BIOPARC - RING TAILED LEMUR (Lemur catta)

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The ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) is a medium- to larger-sized strepsirrhine (wet-nosed) primate, and the most internationally-recogniz...

14-10-2015 VALENCIA BIOPARC - GREY CROWNED CRANE (Balearica regulorum)

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The grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), also known as the African crowned crane, golden crested crane, golden crowned crane, East A...

14-10-2015 VALENCIA BIOPARC - GREATER FLAMINGO (Phoenicopterus roseus)

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The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, ...

14-10-2015 VALENCIA BIOPARC - GRANT'S GAZELLE (Nanger granti)

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Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti) is a relatively large species of gazelle antelope, distributed from northern Tanzania to South Sudan ...