Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)

Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)

Rollers are found in Europe, Asia as well as in Africa and Australia, but not in the New World. Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is commonly seen…


Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)

Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)

The green rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) is a Tasmanian endemic, which means it lives nowhere else on Earth.


Seychelles Parrot (Coracopsis barklyi)

Seychelles Parrot (Coracopsis barklyi)

The Seychelles parrot is as its name implies endemic to the archipelago, which means it's a vulnerable species. In fact it's only found on one island, Praslin.…


Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)

This wonderfully colored rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) is definitely into a balanced diet, as it will gladly take handouts like apples from us…


South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)

Ballestas Islands off Paracas in Peru is one of very few protected areas of the Puruvian coast, and it's teaming with life. This group of South American sea…


Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

The oxbow lake at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center is teaming with life, and is an excellent location to get up and close to the smooth-billed ani…


Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Guira cuckoo (Guira guira) is a very common bird in Pantanal, but I think they are worth a photo nonetheless, especially when a group of fledgelings sit in a…


Maurgullbasse (Protaetia cuprea)

Maurgullbasse (Protaetia cuprea)

Om du ikke ser denne fantastiske billen, så kan du høre den dype summingen når den flyr. Hver sommer ser jeg maurgullbasse (Protaetia cuprea) slå seg ned på…


Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

The guira cuckoo (Guira guira) has a peculiar morning ritual - to open a patch of skin at the base of the back and face it directly at the sun. Perhaps they…


Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Guira cuckoo (Guira guira) is common bird of the Pantanal and was always around the houses of Fazenda San Fransico - single like this one or in groups. Here…