Hummingbirds, Family Trochilidae

Among the Hummingbirds (Family Trochilidae) are the smallest birds in the world. Some are the size of small birds like canaries; some are even smaller than the birds. The variety of colors in these little birds, and its brilliance, is unique among birds.

Besides its small size and beautiful colors are distinguished by how fast they move their wings so rapidly that they often do not see. And they can fly in all directions, forwards and other birds, or backward, or up, or down, or where they want to go, to make matters worse, you can keep the air in one place, do something like helicopters.

Hummingbirds feed on nectar, which obtained by introducing their long beaks into the flowers. All are endemic to the Americas. The species are more varied and numerous in the tropics but can be found from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.

Pelecanus conspicillatus, Australian Pelican.

Distribution: Spectacled Pelican, or Pelican Australian, is a native of Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea and some islands of Indonesia. Some go to New Zealand. It is considered common.

  

Habitat: Except for the deserts in Australia can be found everywhere where there is freshwater, brackish or salt.

  

Habits: He looks lonely and in large flocks. It rests on the sand banks.

  

Description: does length of 1.5 to 1.9 meters. The usual weight is 3.3 to 5.9 kilograms, the maximum being 8.2 kg. The wings reach a wingspan of 2.4 to 3.4 meters. The pouch under the beak can hold up to 13 liters. 

The predominantly white in the plumage of the pelican, except for the wings, top and back of the body and tail. 

Nesting: Nests in colonies. The nest is rudimentary; they do in high vegetation and soil. The usual clutch has two dull white eggs, but may be one to four. Incubation takes 32 to 35 days, being done by both parents.

Longevity: In nature is estimated longevity of 25 years. 

Food: Like the other pelicans, pelican feeding mainly on fish glasses is supplemented with small crustaceans. The pelican uses the method to other white pelicans fish. A group of them formed a semicircle scaring the fish where they can round up and then catch.

Other names: The Glasses Pelican also called Australian Pelican. In English it is known by Australian Pelican.

Penguins

INTRODUCTION:

Penguins are birds. There are "birds", but are definitely birds because they have feathers. Perhaps more surprising to some people is that despite spending the most time in the water and cannot fly through the air like many other birds, they are birds of flight.

Some species of penguins are kept most of the time swimming in the ocean far from land, which creates some difficulty for us to see them. Fortunately, during the breeding season come ashore to nest and raise their young. After the nesting and return to the sea shortly after returning to earth again, or a floating ice floe for a couple of weeks to molt their feathers. It is during these breaks out of the water when we can see well.