The long-eared owl is an owl species found both in Eurasia and North America.
Tag Archives: Bird
Mute Swan
The mute swan is native to Eurasia, but wild populations exist on other continents as well.
Violet Turaco
The violet turaco, also known as the violaceous plantain eater is a colorful bird from Africa.
Kea
The kea is a highly intelligent species of parrot endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.
African Grey Parrot
African grey parrots are one of the most intelligent birds with only the corvids and some other parrots, notably the kea against them in competition for the title.
Canadian Pet Expo 2015
As usual I like to visit animal shows. So I did go to the Canadian Pet Expo that was held this weekend in the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
The Victoria crowned pigeon is a large pigeon from New Guinea that was named after Queen Victoria.
Laughing Kookaburra
The laughing kookaburra is a bird from the kingfisher family from Australia.
Burrowing Owl
The burrowing owl is a very small ground dwelling owl from the grasslands of North and South America.
Snowy Owl
The snowy owl is a large owl that mainly lives north of the Arctic circle.
Black Swan
The black swan is a species of swan from Australia. Its plumage really is black except for the flight feathers.
Nene
Hawaiian geese are surprisingly closely related to Canada geese.
Great White Pelican
Great white pelicans, in spite of their names, are not actually white.
Budgies
Budgies are the third most popular pets in the world.
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
The red-tailed black cockatoo is a large cockatoo from Australia.
Southern Ground Hornbill
The southern ground hornbill is the largest species of hornbill, a type of bird with a large beak resembling a cow’s horn.
Domestic Turkey
Domestic turkeys are rather large birds kept as livestock particularly on the American continent but they are fairly common world wide.
Gyrfalcon
The gyrfalcon is the largest falcon in the world.
White-breasted Cormorant
White-breasted cormorants are a regional subspecies of the great cormorants from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Common Ostrich
Ostriches are the largest flightless birds currently in existence.