Archive for July, 2008
Pittas in love and leeches on the menu!
Irshad Mobarak
The rains are here and the Blue-winged Pittas love it. The Blue-winged Pittas in my opinion is our most beautiful bird. The Japanese name for this bird, translated means 8 colored bird and only the laws of nature can put such a combination of colors together and what an amazing job it has come up with.
The Malay name is by comparison very unfaltering but nevertheless describes it feeding behavior accurately. The Malay name is Burung Pacat when translated simply means the Leech-eating Bird.
So why does this bird…
Posted on July 4, 2008 in Bird Talk | No comments
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