Category Archives: Avies

Australian Birds:

Posted on June 22, 2021 by technotink

A few birds I encountered during an expedition to Australia … Continue reading →

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Sea Gulls

Posted on October 20, 2018 by technotink

Names: Sea gull, gulls, mews. Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Aves; Order: Charadriiformes; Suborder: Lari; Family: Laridae Genera Description: Sea Gulls are probably the most famous of sea birds. They are part of the family “Laridae” and closely related … Continue reading →

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Cormorants

Posted on October 20, 2018 by technotink

Cormorants ~ Article by Leaf McGowan/Thomas Baurley, Techno Tink Productions ~ Name: Cormorant Folk Name: Cormorant, shags Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Suliformes; Phalacrocoracidae; Phalacrocorax Locality: Worldwide – Coastal regions. Pacific Northwest in the Americas. P. carbo and P. aristotelis only … Continue reading →

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Guillemots

Posted on October 18, 2018 by technotink

Guillemots ~ Article by Leaf McGowan/Thomas Baurley, Techno Tink Productions ~ Name: Guillemots Folk Name: guillemot, Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Locality: Description: Known as the common murre or common guillemot, these birds are large auks, with a circumpolar … Continue reading →

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Puffins

Posted on October 17, 2018 by technotink

Puffins ~ Article by Leaf McGowan/Thomas Baurley, Techno Tink Productions ~ Name: Puffins Folk Name: Puffins, little brother, fraterculini, fratercula Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Fraterculini, arctica (F. arctica; F. cirrhata; F. corniculata; †F. dowi) Locality: Two of the … Continue reading →

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Murres

Posted on October 17, 2018 by technotink

Murres ~ Article by Leaf McGowan/Thomas Baurley, Techno Tink Productions ~ Name: Common Murres Folk Name: Murre, guillemot, auk, thin billed murre Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Charadriiformes, Alcidae, Uria species (common: aalge) Locality: Common Murres are generally from the low-arctic … Continue reading →

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Penguin

Posted on November 7, 2016 by technotink
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Flamingos

Posted on November 7, 2016 by technotink
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Saurus Crane

Posted on November 7, 2016 by technotink
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Emu: Dromaius novaehollandiae

Posted on June 25, 2011 by technotink

Tidbinbilla Nature reserve*Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * EmuDromaius novaehollandiae One of Australia’s largest native birds, the Emu is the only extant member of the genus Dromaius and is the second largest extant bird in the world by height next … Continue reading →

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