Black-headed herons are found
throughout sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. They differ from their
closest congener, the Grey Heron, in that they prefer to hunt well away
from water, taking large insects, small mammals, and birds.
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Cape
parrot sitting in a Cape lilac tree whose yellow fruits are reputed to
be poisonous. These Endangered parrots feed on this fruit from India,
SE Asia and Australia when local food resources become depleted. There
are less than 1,000 of these shining, amazing parrots left on earth.
Please watch this informative National Geographic video on the Cape
Parrot Project:
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/specials/in-the-field-specials/boyes-cape-parrot/
Rodnick Clifton Biljon
The little-known spectacled barwing is
found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, where they prefer
subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Photographed here in
Thailand.
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