Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on March 24, 2017The Wreathed Hornbill is also sometimes known as the Bar-pouched Wreathed Hornbill. Photo by Asim HalderAn airborne encounter between two Whiskered Terns. Photo by Kallol MukherjeeThis Western Reef Egret looks almost as surprised as its fishy prey! Photo by Arun MysoreThe Spotted Owlet is well known for its loud calling and in some culture is perceived as a bad omen. Photo by Anvita ParanjpeA Spot Billed Duck perfectly captured in flight in India. Photo by Anvita ParanjpeA Small Indian Pratincole greets the day! Photo by Partha MukherjeeA Red-billed Hornbill and a Yellow-billed Shrike share a branch in The Gambia. Photo by Steve CattRed Whiskered BulBuls are native to India but have been introduced to places like Melbourne and Florida. Photo by Narahari KanikeMerlins are fierce little falcons who were nicked-named “Lady Hawks” by medieval falconers as nodelwomen would use them o hunt Sky Larks. Photo by Teri FranzenThe Lesser Antillean Pewee is a flycatcher endemic to just five islands in Central America; Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, and St. Lucia. Photo by Raymond De Jesus AsencioThe Kalij Pheasant is native to India but in 1962 was introduced to Hawaii as a game bird. Biologists have noticed that the birds in Hawaii have developed a very different, much more gregarious social structure to their more private ancestors back home. Photo by Shivayogi KanthiRed-Tailed Hawks favor open grasslands where they can find their favorite prey; rabbits and voles. They are probably the most common Hawk in North America. Photo by Leslie ReaganThe Southern Ground Hornbill has made the list of Kruger Park’s “Big 6 Birds” and its no surprise really. These charismatic birds are formidable hunters but are also threatened by factors such as habitat loss. Photo by Jason GW Wharam.Green Herons are patient hunters who wait dead still for the perfect moment to strike their prey with their daggerlike bills. They are also known to occasionally lure in fish using twigs or insects as bait! Photo by Owen Deutsch.The African Fish Eagle has become synonymous with Africa’s inland waters, lakes, rivers and dams. Photo by Jason GW WharamA European robin observes a quiet moment in a forest in Andhrapradesh, India . Photo by Ravis’ClickFeed me! This egret chick knows how to get what it wants. Photo by John Collins.A Crested Serpent Eagle purveys the landscape in Uttarkashi, India.
Photo by Rahul RoychowdhuryAn interesting meeting between a Coppersmith Barbet and a Plum-headed Parakeet over some tasty fruit at a timber mill in India…
Photo by Md. Auwais ShaikhContrary to their name, Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters actually eat more dragonflies than bees. Photo by Teri FranzenKookaburra’s are terrestrial Kingfishers belonging to the genus Dacelo. Four species can be found in Australia, New Guinea and The Are Islands. This is the Blue-winded Kookaburra. Photo by Sjoerd van Berge Henegouwen.Black-necked stilts in symmetry. Photo by Cathy Summa-Wolfe.A Black Winged Kite swoops down in its prey in West Began, India. Photo by Kallol Mukherjee.American Flamingos are usually monogamous and although the male my initiate a courtship interaction, the female controls the process. Photo by Owen Deutsch.American Avocets inhabitat temporary wetlands across North America where they feed on small aquatic invertebrates with their up-curved beak. Females have been known to lay an egg in the nest of another species who then raises the chick as if it were their own. Photo by Melissa Penta.
