Species I think are cool and why.
Birds don’t have hair, they have feathers. Mostly. Usually. (Recent studies show it is probable that many dinosaurs were feathered too!) Like us, in their skin they have follicles from which the feather grows. The main hard bit, the “spine” of the feather is called the shaft or rachis. The part of the shaft that…
A few months ago, I was staggering through a leftover fragment of Amazon rainforest, with a backpack full of camera traps, when out of the corner of my eye I saw a magnificent bird. As I turned my head to look at it, it disappeared and all I had to go on as I leafed…
Hi guys, what’s plotting? I’m super excited, because I saw a pair of black woodpeckers today! In my rather outdoorsy life, this is only the second time ever that I’ve seen them in the flesh. These birds are beautiful! All black, with cream coloured beak and eyes and a striking red mark on the top…