This is a Juvenile Gouldian finch it takes about 5 to 8 weeks to complete its physical color transition during the juvenile molt. The entire color change process typically starts around 3 to 4 months of age. Live in grasslands and open savanna's of Northern Australia

Bearded reedling 15cm They live in temperate regions of Europe and Asia, their diet shifts from insects in the summer to reed seeds in the winter. Males have a blue-grey head with a striking black "moustache" and bright orange-brown body. Females are a simpler buff-brown without moustache.

Eurasian Bittern the "explosive Floof" it fluffs out its body, neck, and crest feathers ready to strike with lighting speed to scare off raptors or predators

Yellow Bittern 36cm belongs to the heron family, it blends into its marshy and reed-filled habitats, making it a master of camouflage Live in the mashy rice paddies, reed beds across Asia, India and Japan, Indonesia Diet: small fish, frogs aquatic insects Large feet allows it to walk on plants

Marsh wren is a tiny, active AGILE songbird 12 cm lives in freshwater and saltwater wetlands across North America, eating mostly insects and spiders. Found during the summer breeding season across much of southern Canada and the US migrate south to winter along coastal regions of southern US.

Black-headed Bulbuls 17cm across tropical Asia, including NE India, Bangladesh, SE Asia, and Indonesia, inhabiting broadleaf evergreen and mixed forests, fruit orchards move in pairs or small flocks of 6 to 8 birds. Their diet consists mainly of small fruits, berries, and figs, plus flying insects

Red Capped Manakin tiny 10 cm high energy bird Tropical forests of C and NW South America famous for its "moon walk" dance to to attract a female Diet mostly all fruits, on occasion eat tiny insects during the breeding seasons.

Bornean peacock-pheasant 50 cm endemic to the tropical island of Borneo, living primarily in the dense lowland and hill rainforests of Kalimantan, Indonesia and Sabah, Malaysia. Very rare hard to find, they stay hidden in the forests. chicks hatch ready to walk and follow parents and learn to feed

Prairie warbler 11 cm Songbird Eastern North America migrate to S Florida and the Caribbean Diet small insects and spiders Dedicated parents, only the female incubates, both actively splitting all the duties of raising their young

Golden crowned tanager15cm Subtropical regions of the Andes mountains in South America found travelling in pairs are in small groups Diet small fruits, berries, nectar, and flour parts, insect during the meeting season dedicated attentive parents that share the workload of raising their young

The beautiful Inca Jay 30 cm male and female are identical the male has a slightly bolder vocabulary. They live in the Andean mountain ranges of South America.

Inca Jay 30 cm lives in the Andean mountain range of South America Their omnivorous diet includes insects, small vertebrates, seeds, and fruits. Male and female are identical males are only slightly bolder or more vocal. They sometimes use small sticks as tools to pry bugs out of tree bark.

The Great Argus Pheasant rainforests of Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula in SE Asia. Males reach up to 200 cm in total length omnivorous diet fallen fruit, seeds, invertebrates. Solitary and territorial, spending the daytime walking the forest floor and roosting in trees at night.

The beautiful red tailed Laughing thrush Male and female look the same

Extraordinary Photo of Red-tailed laughing thrush *by Frankie Low They are 27 cm, live in broadleaf evergreen forests of SE Asia and China, specifically across China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Diet: insects, and soft fruit parents share all duties, incubating and feeds the chicks

Here are the Canadian birds that represent their province

youtu.be/tSHjhCN6NC0 Club winged mannequin a tiny bird from South America uses specialized wing feathers to make a clear violin like musical sound!

Club-Winged Manakin Dance

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The extraordinary Mockingbird lives in southern Canada, US, and Mexico The male can mimic up to 200 or more different sounds, including bird calls, animal calls, mechanical noises during its lifetime. Unmated males sing constantly day and night to attract females, and also to defend its territory 

D’Arnaud’s barbets very chatty vocal birds that live in East Africa. Pairs sing together, repeating cheerful phrases. Diet fruit, and insects Nest tunnels 3 feet in the ground Dedicated parents sharing incubation and feeding of the chicks

Three photographers on a boat looking for something special . A bald eagle arrives and comes up close and they are reward it with a fish.

Firecrest ~ Photo by Chen Chengguang The flamecrest or Taiwan firecrest is a species of bird in the kinglet family that is endemic to the mountains of the island of Taiwan.

Mother swan with her adorable cygnets getting a ride on her back, brilliant !

Atlantic Puffin, its call.

Atlantic puffins typically live between 20 and 30 years in the wild. They are monogamous and mate for life, returning to the exact same burrows and partners each year. They perform a tender billing ritual by topping and rubbing their beaks together, reinforcing their bond

Frigate Bird male with its red pouch, female and its chick

Frigate bird 45-75 cm Lives across tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide spent most of their lives soaring over the open sea they nest in colonies on isolated, oceanic islands, and coastal mangroves. A female lays one single egg, and both parents share incubating and then feeding this check

Crane Hawk 49 cm southern Mexico down to northern Argentina and Uruguay. has unique "double-jointed" legs that let them reach into tree cavities and deep crevices for frogs, reptiles, and insects. Shown here; takes the frog, sadly drops it!

Spotted pardalote 9 cm Eastern and southern Australia, Tanzania, In eucalyptus Forest in Woodlands and an urban Gardens Diet plant sap, leaf secretion sap-sucking plant lice Nest tunnelled into a clay or sandbank Both parents incubate and then feed their chicks 

Scarlet- bellied mountain Tanager 19cm Andean Forests of South America, Diet - fruits and berries and insects during the breeding season only Nest built in trees both parents incubate the eggs and feed and raise their chicks