Tag: Birds

• Roseate Spoonbill: The Flaming Bird

  

  Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to destroy or even diminish biodiversity?  – E. O. Wilson Public Excitement In Florida, very few birds produce a public commotion when spotted. And the Roseate Spoonbill is one of them. This […]

  Perla Copernik

  December 31, 2021

  Birds, Ecosystem, Nature, photography, Roseate Spoonbill, wildlife

  Birds, Extinction, marshes, Roseate Spoonbills, spoonbills, wetlands

• The Stunning Courtship Behavior of The Great Egret, an Unmissable Spectacle!

  

  The great egret has a behavioral repertoire that includes over 16 different displays. And only some of them are more prominent during courtship with the aigrettes, the spectacular scapular plumes, playing a critical role in helping magnify the optical effects of the displays.

  Perla Copernik

  July 17, 2021

  Birds, Conservation, Ecosystem, Extinction, photography

  bird courtship behavior, Birds, Conservation, courtship behavior, egrets, great egret, Nature, photography, wildlife

• The return of the wood stork to South Florida

  

  The wood stork is an endangered species in Florida. Although it is nowhere near the historical population that foraged and nested in the Everglades and surrounding areas, it is making a slow comeback mirroring the efforts to restore the iconic River of Grass, as Marjory Stoneman Douglas used to call what is now Everglades National Park.

  Perla Copernik

  April 1, 2020

  Birds, Conservation, Ecosystem, photography, wildlife

  Birds, Conservation, everglades, florida, marshes, restoration, south florida, storks, wading birds, wetlands, wood storks

• Part II: Nuts About Hornbills: What’s So Special About Them?

  

  “No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.” -William Blake There are many fascinating things about these amazingly weird looking birds; a couple of them are pretty obvious their colorful and in some species huge casques and large bills. The other one, which is not so obvious, but very interesting, is […]

  Perla Copernik

  March 3, 2014

  Africa, Asia, Birds, Conservation, Evolution, Hornbills, Nature, photography, wildlife

  Bird Photography, Birds, Conservation, ground-honbills, Hornbills, nesting behavior, wrinkled hornbill

• Nuts About Hornbills: A Fascinating Evolutionary Story

  

  The extraordinary habit of the male, in plastering up the female with her egg, and feeding her during the whole time of incubation, and until the young one is fledged, is common to several of the large hornbills, and is one of those strange facts in natural history which are “stranger than fiction.” -Alfred Russel […]

  Perla Copernik

  January 4, 2014

  Africa, Asia, Birds, Conservation, Evolution, Hornbills, photography, wildlife

  Birds, Conservation, ground-hornbills, Hornbills, photography, wildlife

• Much Ado About Puffins

  

  “Seabirds are ideal symbols for ocean conservation… Because they live in a variety of habitats-including oceans, islands, estuaries and beaches-they can show visitors how all coastal life is connected and spark new interest in coastal conservation. Long-term conservation success hinges on public understanding and community support.” – Stephen Kress They look like cartoon characters taken […]

  Perla Copernik

  June 12, 2013

  Atlantic Puffin, Birds, Conservation, photography, Travel, wildlife

  Alcidae, Atlantic Puffins, Auk, Auks, Birds, breeding plumage, breeding season, Canada, coastal birds, diving bird, Fratercula Artica, Labrador, Newfoundland, North Atlantic Ocean, Puffin Colony, Puffins, sea birds, seabirds, social birds, St. john, wildlife, Witless Bay Ecological Reserve

• And The Winner is The Secretarybird…

  

  “It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.” Aesop, (620 BC – 560 BC) from The Jay and the Peacock Yes, I’m still talking about beautiful animals. How can’t I, after being in such an amazing place where nature is at its best? A sight to be seen, this peculiar and gorgeous bird […]

  Perla Copernik

  January 23, 2012

  Africa, Birds, Nature, wildlife

  Africa, Birds, Kenya, Masai Mara, photography, Secretarybird, wildlife

• Expert Advice on Bird Photography from Someone that is Not Very Good at It

  

  “Oh, for the wings of a dove, men, envious, cry. What bones, what muscles, have birds and not I, That give them freedom of the boundless sky?” – Joel Peters I imagine you would ask yourself, then, why should I read this?…Well for starters there are good pictures of amazing and unique African birds, and […]

  Perla Copernik

  January 8, 2012

  Africa, Birds, Conservation, Nature, photography, wildlife

  Africa, Bird Photography, Birds, Fishe Eagle, Helmeted Guineafowl, Kenya, Lappet-Faced Vulture, Lilac-breasted Roller, Masai Mara, photography, Pied Kingfisher, Saddled-Billed Stork, Secretarybird