Do Birds Eat Ants

Do Birds Eat Ants

Do Birds Eat Ants, and How do Ants Fight Back? If you have ever seen birds scraping or digging in the ground, you might have wondered: do birds eat ants? The answer is yes; many of them do eat ants. But why do they need to eat ants? And do ants fight back? Let’s find … Read more

Species of Ducks

Duck Information … Duck Species Photos American Coots (Puddle Ducks) – Belongs to the Rail family American Wigeons Australian Spotteds Australian Wood Ducks Aylesbury Ducks Baer’s Pochards Black-bellied Whistling Ducks (Whistling Duck) Black Ducks (Puddle Ducks): African Black Duck, Anas sparsa American Black Duck, Anas rubripes Pacific Black Duck, Anas superciliosa Black Scoters (aka American … Read more

Swans (genus Cygnus)

Swans (Genus Cygnus)

Swans (Genus Cygnus) Swans (genus Cygnus) belong to the Anatidae family, which also includes geese and ducks. There are six to seven species of swan in the genus Cygnus – which likely evolved in Europe or western Eurasia during the Miocene, spreading all over the Northern Hemisphere until the Pliocene. Swans: Bird Genus Cygnus   … Read more

Gerald Friesen: Crakes, Lapwings, Storks, Cormorants, Plovers, Herons, Egrets and Terns

Gerald Friesen: Crakes, Lapwings, Storks, Cormorants, Plovers, Herons, Egrets and Terns   Photographer and Avianweb Contributor   Gerald’s Cormorants, Plover, Heron and Egret images are published on these pages: Crakes Black Crakes (Amaurornis flavirostra) Gulls Swallow-tailed Gull (Creagrus furcatus) / Gull Species Herons / Egrets Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath) Little Blue … Read more

Ed Szupel: Cranes / Storks

Ed Szupel: Cranes / Storks     Ed’s images are published on these pages: Main Photo Page Cranes / Storks below Black Crowned Cranes (Balearica pavonina) Black-necked Storks (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) Saddle-billed Storks (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) Yellow-billed Storks (Mycteria ibis) – Featured   Please Note: The images on this page are the sole … Read more

Pochards

Pochards Pochards may refer to: Three species of diving ducks in the genus Aythya: or to three species in the genus Netta: More Duck Resources Diet / Feeding: Pochard usually feed by diving or dabbling – and often at night. They will upend for food as well as the more characteristic diving. Their staple diet … Read more