Most duck species prefer calm and tranquil water bodies where they can relax, paddle around happily at their leisure and feed on the algae and other vegetation around. However, there is one species of duck… Read More »Torrent duck – master of the raging rapids
Andean cock-of-the-rock (_Rupicola peruvianus_) is an iconic bird found in the subtropical and cloud forests of the Andes spanning a wide range across South America from Venezuela to Bolivia. The male cock-of-the-rock stands… Read More »Andean cock-of-the-rock
Hummingbirds are a highly diverse, brilliantly coloured and mesmerizing group of birds native to the Americas. There are known to be around 360 different species of hummingbirds across the North and South Americas, however, the… Read More »Hummingbirds and rain