Tag Archives: birds
Cormorants
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
Murres
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
Eggs
Eggs We all know “eggs” … and to most of us, those are what we have for breakfast. But there is much more depth to this prehistoric culinary item than just food. Eggs are laid by many different kinds of … Continue reading
Emu: Dromaius novaehollandiae
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