Category: Birds
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Southern crested caracara
Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them The Southern crested caracara is probably the most common falcon in Pantanal and Mato Grosso (Brazil). It feeds on nearly anything and is commonly seen on carrion (like below) and road kill. This adaptability and its powerful beak allows it to catch very different preys. Click on…
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Scarlet-headed Blackbird
Will you be able to find the female bird in this flock? Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them This small bird is quite difficult to approach, but we were lucky to meet several of them in Brazil this year. Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Troupiale à tête rouge, Amblyramphus holosericeus).
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Savanna Hawk
Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them Savanna Hawk (Buse roussâtre – Buteogallus meridionalis) in Brazil.
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The most stunning photos of hummingbirds
Greg Scott is really an impressive wild life photographer. His images of hummingbirds are simply astounding: clear, detailed, nicely framed and showing the bird in the most surprising positions. I bow to this master! Sources: Greg Scott photo gallery, Greg Scott web site.
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Muscovy duck
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it The muscovy duck is found in many places in Brazil. This one is trying to dry its wings.
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Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it A nice Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) clutching its tree trunk. The early hour led to the very visible use of the flash to light this scene.
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Hero in the Sun – behaviour
A few weeks ago, in October 2007, I was in Brazil shooting wild life images. A lot of these photos are showing birds and their beaviour. Interestingly, when back in France, I found a photo and an article in ScienceBlogs Select where GrrlScientist was surprised by a behaviour from a Great Blue Hero I had…
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Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them Superb small bird whose attitude is a gift for the bird photographer. Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana, Tyran des savanes). Brazil 2007.
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Martin Forget, natural photos
Martin Forget has a photographic eye I envy. His animal and natural wildlife photos are simply delicious, vivid, surprising like this one: You will certainnly want to stop by his web site. But if you only have a minute, I invite you to a shortcut to his images on photo.net and you will see that…