Tuesday 9 October 2012

Exotic Birds - From the Principal's desk ...



Nature offers a lot of color.We can see some of the most exotic color combinations in nature.I personally feel that birds have the most vibrant colors.Even the black in the crow has a story to tell.I have shared some pictures of 10 most beautiful exotic birds of the world for this issue on Pupil Buzz on nature....

                                                                   10. Lorievye parrots.
Color parrots of this species varied, virtually all colors of the rainbow are present in it. Habitat lorievyh parrots - Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines. They say that every spring birds begin to fall, forcing the Australians to wear them in veterinary clinic. (Cacophony / WikiMedia)


9. American kestrel.
This species distributed in the Western Hemisphere, from Canada to the Falkland Islands. This is one of the most elegant and small birds of prey in the world. (Chris / Flickr.com)
8. Atlantic Puffin.
On the steep banks of the North Atlantic can be found Atlantic Puffin colony. These birds feed on small fish and marine invertebrates. The name was given to these birds because of their excessive credulity. A large number of the Atlantic Puffin was destroyed by man. (Gdefon)
7. Crowned Crane.
This romantic bird lives in West and East Africa. During courtship the birds perform a kind of dance that includes jumping, dash, flapping its wings, shaking his head. (Gotowall.com)
6. Red Cardinal.
This bird can be found in the eastern states of the U.S., south-eastern Canada, and Mexico. The male has a bright crimson color with black "mask" on his face. Female same - gray-brown with reddish feathers on the wings, breast and crest.(Desktopia)
5. Kingfisher.
Fairly common species of birds. Kingfisher paws are so short that you can not move on the ground, so the representatives of this species are moved using the wings on the short distance. Brightness plumage of birds is achieved by the refraction of light feathers. Despite the prevalence of species, these birds love solitude, they are very hard to see. (Thomas Will)
4. Red macaw.
King parrots can not boast of good fortune. From ancient times they were hunted by Indians. Meat macaws used for food and feathers - for decoration and tail booms. (Marboed / Flickr.com)
3. Mandarin.
Bird duck family likes to sit on the branches of trees and the cliffs. It has a fast and maneuverable flight, taking off easy, sometimes right up. Mandarin has been included in the Red Book of Russia. Hunting for her disabled. Birds of this species breed in the park as a decorative bird. (Tim Munsey)
2. Paradise Tanagra.
Habitat - eastern Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana and Guyana. Color bird quite specific: green snout, blue breast, purple chin. (Nathan Rupert)
1. Peacock.
The only bird on the list, which was domesticated by man. A distinctive feature of the male is a strong development of the upper coverts, which is often mistaken for a tail. By peacocks kind to the West, their revered in the East. In Hindu mythology, when the two ipostasti god Vishnu - Krishna and Radha - dancing and having fun in the eternal joy of love, they are seen peacocks. (Ingo Arndt)
                     
                                         
                                                                                                                                                                 -Sujatha Kannan                                                

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