BIRDS ( feathered kind ) #4.

Well I am back having been in hospital for seventeen days having a Defib Pace Maker fitted.

 

STRIATED CARA CARA.

 

Phalcoboenus Australis.

 

The striated cara cara is a bird of prey of the family Falconidae. In the Falkland Islands it is known as the Johnny Rook. It breeds in several islands in Tierra Del Fuego, but is more abundant in the Falklands. This bird is primarily a scavenger feeding on carrion, mainly dead seabirds and dead sheep, offal and food scraps. It will also prey on weak or injured creatures such as young seabirds.

 

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JACKDAW.

 

Corvus Monedula.

 

The jackdaw is a passerine bird in the crow family. Found across Europe, western Asia and north Africa. The common name derives from the word jack meaning small and daw the native English name for the bird. Jackdaws are intelligent birds and have been observed using tools. An omnivorous and opportunistic feeder, it eats a wide variety of plant material and invertebrates as well as food waste from urban areas.

 

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HARRIS HAWK.

 

Parabuteo Unicinctus.

 

The Harris hawk is a medium to large bird of prey that breeds from the south western United States south to Chile, central Argentina and Brazil, Birds are sometimes reported at large in western Europe especially Britain, but it is a popular species in falconry and these records almost certainly all refer to escapes from captivity. The Harris hawk is notable for its behaviour of hunting co-operatively in packs consisting of tolerant groups, while other raptors often hunt alone. It is the Harris hawks intelligence that leads to its social nature, which results in easier training and has meant that Harris hawks have become a popular bird for use in falconry.

 

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GOULDIAN FINCH.

 

Erythrura Gouldiae.

 

The Gouldian Finch is a colourful passerine bird endemic to Australia. Both sexes are brightly coloured with black, green, yellow and red markings. The females tend to be less brightly coloured. One major difference between sexes is that the males chest is purple, while the females is a lighter mauve.

 

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ROBIN.

 

Erithacus Rubecula.

 

The Robin or Robin Redbreast in the British Isles is a small insectivorous passerine bird. The male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly. The Robin is diurnal although has been reported to be active hunting insects on moonlight nights or near artificial light at night. Well known to British and Irish gardeners. It is relatively unafraid of people and drawn to human activities involving the digging of soil, in order to look out for earthworms and other food freshly turned up, indeed the Robin is considered to be the gardeners friend.

 

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BUZZARD.

 

Buteo Buteo.

 

The common Buzzard is a medium to large bird of prey whose range covers most of Europe and extends into Asia. The common buzzard breeds in woodlands, usually on the fringes, but favours hunting over open land. It eats mainly small mammals and will come to carrion. A great opportunist it adapts well to a varied diet of Pheasant, Rabbit, other small mammals to medium mammals, snakes and lizards and can often be seen walking over recently ploughed fields looking for worms and insects.

 

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GUINEA FOWL.

 

Numididae.

 

Sometimes called pet speckled hen are birds that are endemic to the continent of Africa and rank among the oldest of the Gallinaceous birds. The insect and seed eating, ground nesting birds of this family resemble Partridges, but with featherless  heads. These large birds measure 16 - 28 inches in length.

 

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ASHY FACED OWL.

 

Tytoglaucops.

 

This species of owl in the family Tytonidae  is found in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high altitude shrubland and now heavily degraded former forest. The ashy faced owl is a resident species and does not migrate. It nests in holes in trees, in crevices in rocks, on rocky ledges and inside buildings. The ashy faced owl is nocturnal and feeds on small vertebrates.

 

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BRITISH LONG EARED OWL.

 

Asio Otus.

 

This owl is a species which breeds in Europe, Asia and north America. The long eared owls breeding season is from February to July. This bird is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its temperate range. Its habitat is forest close to open country. These owls are secretive and are rarely seen. It nests in trees often coniferous, using old stick nests of other birds such as crows, ravens and magpies and various hawks. These owls hunts over open country by night. Its food is mainly rodents, small mammals and birds.

 

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PEAFOWL.

 

Male peafowl are known for their piercing call and their extravagant plumage. The latter is especially prominent in the Asiatic species, who have an eye spotted tail or train of covert feathers which they display as part of a courtship ritual. The term peacock is properly reserved for the male, the female is known as a peahen and the immature offspring are sometimes called peachicks.

 

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