Reddit Animals
MAY 9, 2023
For example, birds have hummingbirds which are tiny (~10g) and then ostriches which are massive (100kg). But are there others, like spiders or fish? I’ve always wondered what animal or insect genus has the biggest difference between the smallest and biggest. What do you think?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 28, 2014
Among birds the Egyptian Vulture uses rocks to crack Ostrich eggs, the New Caledonian Crow and Woodpecker Finch (one of several Darwin Finches of the Galapagos Islands), uses sticks to extract grubs from inside a branch. Perhaps even more interesting is how Green Herons and its relatives have learned to use bait to attract and capture fish.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 13, 2021
Hornbills, Paradise Flycatchers , day roosting Giant Eagle Owls or if we’re really lucky Pel’s Fishing Owl , the holy grail! We will explore the dry savannah for korhaans, bustards, lapwings, Ostrich and smaller birds like waxbills and firefinches and we’ll look for Dickinson’s Kestrel , Lanner and Red-necked Falcons.
10,000 Birds
JULY 21, 2022
The German name of the Yellow-billed Stork is Nimmersatt, which translates as “Glutton” or “Never full” Wikipedia explains the name: “Parents feed their young by regurgitating fish onto the nest floor, whereupon it is picked up and consumed by the nestlings. Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Steven had no binoculars, but impressively sharp eyes and great knowledge of birds.
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2013
Even people with no other interest in wildlife, who couldn’t tell a sparrow from an ostrich (or even a dolphin from a fish) love dolphins. People ascribe near mythic status to the members of the family Delphinidae (and other related families). Which has always mystified me slightly.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2012
Well, I’m sure there are birders out there who can walk past Halloween Pennants or Ostrich Ferns without pausing, and who doesn’t care if the bird is in the White Spruce or Eastern White Pine, but I’ve never met one. “None of the above,” he proudly proclaimed, “I am a naturalist!” A naturalist, he told me, looks at everything.
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