November 3, 2011 Vince Harp Birds

Cedar Waxwing

A rarely spotted member of the Bombycillidae family is the Cedar Waxwing scientifically called (Bombycilla cedrorum) which likes to breed in the northern parts of America or if you like on the southern parts of Canada. Description Length approximately 6–7 in (15–18 cm) Weight roughly 30 grams Color with their yellow or orange tail the Cedar Waxwing closely relates to the Bohemian Waxwing but these are different from the point of view of the color intensity specifically the brown color.

November 2, 2011 Vince Harp Birds

Albatross

Crossing the southern hemisphere oceans for millions of years, if we judge the Albatros through its performance, by size and by comportment, we realize it’s one of the most extraordinary flying birds. They come ashore only to nest, otherwise, they spend over 90% of their life above the waves, using their amazing skill of riding on air currents that carry them thousands of miles allowing them to move about without flapping their long and narrow wings. The Albatross is a

October 29, 2011 Vince Harp Birds

Black-capped Chickadee

Another small, North American songbird is the Black-capped Chickadee scientifically called (Poecile atricapillus), a bird in the Paridae family. This bird’s capacity to lower its body temperature during cold winter nights is notable, just as its good spatial memory to relocate the caches where it stores food is or the fact that they can be feed from the hand. Description The face of the Black-capped Chickadee has white sides while the rest of the head is black, their backs are

October 25, 2011 Vince Harp Birds

Bald Eagle

The eagle is the largest flying bird in the world. Ad although it is a symbol of power, for both the American emblem, and the Philippines one, this beautiful specimen was an endangered winged, bird protected by law on both American continents till recently. Body length 70 – 100 cm Wingspan between 1.8 and 2.3 m Weight between 2.5 and 7 kg Females are about 25% larger than males, It can rarely be seen by the naked eye as eagles

October 24, 2011 Vince Harp Birds

The most beautiful national bird in the world

There are many beautiful national birds in the world but I’m only going to enumerate a few of them here: The Indian peacock is a graceful bird, which was blessed with the title of India’s national bird and is the owner of the world’s most famous tails. A very curious bird, blue bird with a black collar around the neck, is called scientifically Cyanocitta Cristata, and is famous for his intelligence. Aethopyga Siparaja, this nice flying bird of only 10

October 22, 2011 Vince Harp Birds

Canary

Dimensions: 10 – 14 cm. This type of bird is very shy and do not like to be held or handled by man. At the same time canaries are territorial and they prefer to only share their space with their soul mate. Male canary sing beautiful! An adult male canary is easily recognized both by size and by specific singing – powerful and melodious, female singing less and not so melodious. When choosing a canary, you should thoroughly examine all

October 20, 2011 Vince Harp Birds

Northern Cardinal

The Northern Cardinal is a bird that, contrary to the name it has comes from the south-east of America. 100 years ago there were found accidentally a few copies along the Mississippi River today specimens of this species are found both in the wild and in captivity. I purchased both a male and a female for their beautiful plumage and for their song. Being a medium-sized bird, 21-23 cm, the Northern Cardinal is a bird with large wings, bigger than

October 19, 2011 Vince Harp Birds

Parrots

This is a top favorite pet, but be careful when you buy a parrot since several factors need to be keep in mind before buying such a bird that we want to learn to talk. By choosing the right breed of parrot, we have all chances to reach the results we want. To spare you the disappointment, you should know that some birds talk more easily than others. Small parrot species do not always learn to speak and when they

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