Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Great White Egret

The Great Egret also known as Large Egret, Common Egret or Great White Heron, is a large, widely distributed egret.The Great Egret has white plumage. Breeds near fresh or salt water. in woodlands. and thickets. Nests in trees of woodland and cypress swamps, often high up ( 60-80 ft. recorded, but 15-40...

Monday, January 27, 2014

Scarlet Ibis Bird Facts

The Scarlet Ibis belongs to bird family Threskiornithidae.Scarlet ibis inhabits marshes, swamps, lakes and streams.Scarlet Ibis breeds near water. fresh, brackish or salt, nesting on low trees or shrubs growing in or by water. and in palmetto. Also nests farther west in prickly pear, and in Scirpus, or long grasses on...

Roseate Spoonbill Habitat Information

The Roseate Spoonbill is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family.Roseate Spoonbill Breeds in mangroves, and elsewhere uses trees by or in water if available: in bushy scrub of dry coastal islands in Texas. 6-15 ft. up. Sometimes in Scirpus. or on the ground in...

Brown Pelican Bird Information And Facts

The Brown Pelican is a small pelican found in the Americas.The brown pelican is about four feet in length.Breeds on low, preferably bare, islands, in large shallow lakes. Also on islands in shallow coastal areas of Texas. Nests in colonies. Usually a large mound of earth and debris,...

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Raising Ducks for Meat and Eggs And Choosing Breeds

Raising Ducks Ducks are a unique animal to raise as a pet.Domestic ducks not only produce a large number of good-sized, rich eggs, but they also make good table birds. If you like chicken eggs, you will really love duck eggs. They are even richer and contain more...

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Horned Grebe Diet And Habitat

The Horned Grebe is a member of the grebe family of water birds.Horned grebes resemble small, compact ducks with short, pointed bills. They are 31 to 38 cm long and weigh 300 to 570 g.Male and female horned grebes are similar in appearance, but the male is slightly...

Pied Billed Grebe Facts And Diet Information

The Pied billed Grebe is a species of the grebe family of water birds.Pied billed grebe is the most widely distributed grebe in the Americas.pied-billed grebe has brownish feathers and a short whitish bill.Pied Billed Grebe Breeds on lakes and ponds. often very small, floodwaters, marshy borders of...

Skylark Bird Facts And Informations

Nest in a slight depression in the ground; sometimes sheltered by a tuft of grass.It is found on different kinds of land, such as moorland, dunes, farmland and grassland, so basically a lot of lands. When it was said that the skylark bird lives on different kinds of...

Yellow Billed Cuckoo bird Facts and other Informations

Yellow-billed cuckoos reach a length of 10.5 to 12.5 inches, with a wingspan of 17 inches.This shy, slender bird gets its name from the soft coo-coo-coocoo call of the male seeking mates. In some places, it is called the "rain crow" or the "storm crow" because it begins...

Mourning Dove Bird

The Mourning Dove is a member of the dove family. Mourning dove is a slender, medium-sized dove with a relatively small head and a distinctive long, pointed tail. Breeds in a wide variety of habitats. Open woodland, cultivated areas with trees or shrubs, suburban gardens, semi-arid and arid areas within...

 

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