Today I would like to introduce you to something a little special: The Jamaican Mango. Like all mangoes, the Jamaican Mango is a tropical stone fruit renown for it sweet flavour and juicy texture. Fun fact, the mango should be extinct, as the megafauna that used to eat and disperse its giant seeds died out thousandsContinue reading “Bird 84 – Jamaican Mango”
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Bird 83 – Peregrine Falcon
If I was to ask you, what’s the fastest animal, you might say the Cheetah. And then I would have to slap you in the face. Now, don’t get me wrong, those cats can move at up to 120Km/h, which is pretty dang fast. But a Cheetah ain’t got nothing on this bird. The PeregrineContinue reading “Bird 83 – Peregrine Falcon”
Bird 82 – Nightingale
Sometimes there are birds that really work their way into the arts. And when it comes to literature, I can’t think of a bird more famous than the Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) To look at a Nightingale is to be unimpressed. They are a plain, grey-ish, brown-ish looking bird, from the Flycatcher family. So the NightingaleContinue reading “Bird 82 – Nightingale”
Bird 81 – Pink-necked Green Pigeon
As long time subscribers will know, here at Bird of the Week we have a deep, undying and highly normal appreciation for Pigeons, (see Birds of the Week: 06, 24, 32, 34, 40, 41, 48, 51, 61 and 72). So the time has once again come to shine a light on a Pigeon that needsContinue reading “Bird 81 – Pink-necked Green Pigeon”
Bird 80 – Common Green Magpie
I think it’s time to take a look at the Magpie. But not just any old common Magpie, no, no. For the Magpie you all know and love check out Bird of the Week 11. Today I want to talk about the Common Green Magpie (Cissa chinensis) And as you can see, there ain’t nothing commonContinue reading “Bird 80 – Common Green Magpie”
Bird 79 – Shoebill
Now for maybe one of the most striking birds: the Shoebill Stork (Balaenicepts rex) T-rex it may not be, but they are fittingly sometimes referred to as Dino birds, and as we shall see, they are also stone cold killers. And with a face like that, you know you don’t want to mess with it.Continue reading “Bird 79 – Shoebill”
Bird 78 – Greater Roadrunner
Today, let’s take a little look at a bird from everyone’s childhood. The Roadrunner: Would you believe the Roadrunner is indeed a real bird? Actually, there are two species, the Lesser and the Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus). I know right, I was disappointed its taxonomic name wasn’t Accelerati incredibilus, too. More lies from our childhood.Continue reading “Bird 78 – Greater Roadrunner”
Bird 77 – Keel-billed Toucan
This is a bird that has been a long time coming. It’s Toucan time. Keel-billed Toucan time to be specific (Rampastos Sulfuratus). And I have to be specific because there are 43 different species of Toucan. Will some other Toucans get a week later? I mean, who can say? They belong to the order Piciformes, whichContinue reading “Bird 77 – Keel-billed Toucan”
Bird 76 – Superb Fairywren
I feel it’s time for an Australian favourite. The Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus). Most of us will be familiar with these super cuties. They bounce about, rarely pausing for more than a couple of seconds as they flit in and out of underbrush. They usually live in small social groups and will defend a tinyContinue reading “Bird 76 – Superb Fairywren”
Bird 75 – Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Today I’ve got a bird which is all about that tail. The Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi). And you know with a name like that, it’s going to be fancy. And my word, is it fancy. It’s a smallish bird, of only about 20cm. But what it lacks in size it makes up for inContinue reading “Bird 75 – Indian Paradise Flycatcher”
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