Monthly Archives: January 2009 Guira Cuckoo from my Saturday 1-17-2009 trip to the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. This bird inhabits open, scrubby areas, pampas, pastures and coastal dunes in South America. It feeds on Insects, frogs, eggs and nestlings of small birds. This species is still plentiful in the wild. For more information on the National Aviary and...  This is a Blue-Bellied Roller from my Saturday 1-17-2009 trip to the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. They are named for the blue colored feathers as well as the “rolling” behavior in their courtship ritual while flying. They are native to woodlands and savannas areas in Senegal, Sierra Leone to Central Africa Republic. Their diet...  Scarlet Ibis at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. These beautiful birds inhabit tropical regions, rain forests, shorelines and shallow bays in Central America, northern South America, Trinidad and Tobago. They feed on Insects, Fish, Crustaceans, Frogs, Seeds and Fruit. For more information on the National Aviary and how you can help support this great...  The Philadelphia zoo has four Amur Tigers including Kira the Mother pictured here and her cubs Changbai, Koosaka and Terney who were born at the zoo on May 24th, 2007. Kira sat by herself while two of the cubs roughhoused in the background. The Amur Tiger is the largest of the world’s big cats. The...  They say when you try something new in photography you only get good at it by making 10,000 mistakes first. Here is my mistake # 1. I’ve never tried to set anything up in a pseduo-studio setting before so I “built” a mini studio setup and mounted a suitable background on a wall, purchased a...  It’s with a sad heart that I dedicate this photo to Jean Keene, better known as “The Eagle Lady” who passed away this week. Jean was a very special woman who resided in a small house in a campground area in Homer Alaska. For years she hand fed the Bald Eagles in the Homer area...  This is "Stanley", an African Penguin from the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. This is from the daily 11:30 Penguin talk at the Aviary. The handlers usually give the talk but the Penguins sometimes chime in. These little guys are just too cute to describe. They are native to warm coastal areas in Angola, Mozambique,... |
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