A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and Their Quest To See It All by Luke Dempsey
I thought it would be worth the time if I started to do some informal book reviews on the bird-related books I read. =) I will start with my most recent, A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and [...]

A bird of prey, similar to the families of hawks, eagles and vultures this bird falls into the “raptors” category. But according to Wikipedia this classification is being investigated. These birds like the warm tropical climates (notice a pattern?). They like to snack on apple snails. Anyone know what an apple snail is?

Just kidding, [...]

Will the real Common Myna please stand up!? Please stand up!? =)
I have to admit. I did not immediately notice that these three birds were the same kind of bird just different ages and/or sexes. Interesting. They fooled me, the amateur that I am. However, a wise person more observant than I showed me the [...]

The Crested Caracara is a large, ground-dwelling falcon. To me, it looks similar to many falcons but it is more colorful perhaps. Albeit, I have little experience with falcons.
Interesting Facts about the Crested Caracara (Source: Whatbird.com):
* A common subject of folklore and legends throughout Central and South America, the Crested Caracara is sometimes referred [...]

The Mangrove Cuckoo is a cute little bird with an extremely interesting and almost funny call (sound). Listen to this bird at Bird Watcher’s Digest (yes, I do subscribe to this magazine!) Don’t you think it makes interesting sounds? I also like its curved beak. It curves downwards like a hook. The Mangrove Cuckoo breeds [...]

The Magnificent Frigatebird was also mentioned in Luke Dempsey’s book, “A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birder’s and Their Quest To See It All.” So, it is going to be today’s bird of the day. =) This is a very interesting bird. It reminds me of the frogs that can puff up their bottom lip.
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