Haast’s eagle-New Zealand giant eagle
Sunday, September 7th, 2008Haast eagle video
Archive for the 'Species' Category
Video of Peregrine falcon chick banding
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Very nice and informative video
PJ housewife taking care of injured barn owl in her home in SS1
Friday, October 12th, 2007I found this news in the nets… poor birds… I think it will not survive long.. **************** PJ housewife taking care of injured barn owl in her home in SS1 Photo sent in by Jegathesan Metro, 29 Sept 2007 MRS P.S. Nathan had a surprise recently when an injured owl flew into her compound in [...]
Crowned Eagle – Stephanoaetus coronatus
Sunday, September 16th, 2007I think crowned eagle (some people refer as African Crowned Eagle/ African Crown Eagle) is very impressive. I guest they are large, powerful and swift. They take large quarry and they are very brave. I have some information about the crowned Eagle which I get from the net (from wiki to be exact). Hope you [...]
Owl in Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007During my visit, there are few species of owl that has been kept in Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. I manage to take a good photo of 4 species… there are some more but I am not manage to take the photo… If I am not mistake, 3 species is located at the photography section where [...]
Rufous-bellied Eagle-Aquila kienerii
Sunday, August 26th, 2007After some discussion via many forum, I can conclude that the bird that I think a falcon (the bird in KL bird park) is actually an eagle! Still lots of thing that I have to learn about this species. The bird is actually Rufous-bellied Eagle-Aquila kienerii. Some member in the falconry forum mention that they [...]
Meyer Goshawk- Accipiter meyerianus
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007The Meyer’s Goshawk (Accipiter meyerianus) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. Based on the IUCN, this species is in lower risk/least concern. This [...]
Rare condor chick hatches at Denver Zoo
Friday, June 15th, 2007The Star, 15 June 2007 DENVER (AP): The Denver Zoo has a newly hatched Andean condor, only the second condor to hatch at a zoo anywhere in the world over the past year, officials said. The Denver condor, a male, hatched May 13. He and his parents are the zoo’s only condors. Andean condors are [...]
Haast’s eagle, New Zealand giant eagle – Largest Eagle ever
Saturday, June 9th, 2007Guess what, Previously I think that the harpy eagle is the largest and strongest of all eagle… however, when I read about Haast’s eagle, definitely I am wrong… Haast’s eagle’s wingspan is about 2.6 meter for a large female and weight approximately 10-13 kg Here is the information from BBC site: Haast’s eagle, New Zealand [...]
Lanner Falcon
Sunday, March 18th, 2007The Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) is a large bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia. It is mainly resident, but some birds disperse more widely after the breeding season. The scientific or Latin name biarmicus comes from the fact that the Lanner has a sharp raised point located on [...]