Sunday, November 17, 2013

Black-Winged Stilt


The Black-winged Stilt is a black and white shorebird, perched on very long and fine pink legs, giving the bird an elegant gait. Himantopus h. himantopus lives in Eurasia, India and Africa. The Black-winged Stilt, Common Stilt, or Pied Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae). Opinions differ as to whether the birds treated under the scientific name H. himantopus ought to be treated as a single species and if not, how many species to recognize. Most sources today accept 2 to 4 species.

Adults are 33 to 36 cm long. They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are blackish above and white below, with a white head and neck with a varying amount of black. Males have a black back, often with greenish gloss. Females' backs have a brown hue, contrasting with the black remiges. The breeding habitat of all these stilts is marshes, shallow lakes and ponds. Some populations are migratory and move to the ocean coasts in winter; those in warmer regions are generally resident or short-range vagrants. In Europe, the Black-winged Stilt is a regular spring overshoot vagrants north of its normal range, occasionally remaining to breed in northern European countries.

These birds pick up their food from sand or water. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans. The nest site is a bare spot on the ground near water. These birds often nest in small groups, sometimes with Avocets.

Voice : The Black-winged Stilt's calls are a sharp "kek" and a barking "ke-yak". Alarm call is a monotonous, high-pitched "kik-kik-kik-kik-kik-kik". They are noisy on their breeding areas.

Habitat : The Black-winged Stilt lives mainly in freshwater and saltwater marshes and mudflats, shallow lakes, coastal lagoons, flooded fields and rice fields.

Range : The Black-winged Stilt has wide range. We can find it in Australia, Central and South America, Africa, Asia, parts of North America, Eurasia, Hawaii and Philippines.

Behaviour : The Black-winged Stilt feeds in shallow water, wading and catching preys on or near the surface. But sometimes, it plunges the head under the surface to capture some aquatic invertebrate. It picks up its food from sand or water. Its very long legs allow it to walk in deeper water than other waders. This bird rarely swims for food. The Black-winged Stilt is an active forager, and it can employ several methods to catch prey. This species is well adapted to nocturnal vision, which allows them to feed on windy, moonless nights. Stilts walk quickly, with long strides, wading into water. The Black-winged Stilt is a migratory bird, moving to the ocean coasts in winter. European birds winter in sub-Saharan Africa. They are often seen in flocks of 10 to 20 birds, and also in mixed flocks with other species of shorebirds. The Black-winged Stilt nests in small colonies of 2 to 50 pairs, and mated pairs defend vigorously their nest site and territory. They may nest in mixed groups with avocets. They are gregarious and may feed in large flocks of several thousands birds. When alarmed, the birds often bob their head.

Flight : The Black-winged Stilt has rapid direct flight, with steady wing-beats. Legs are projected behind the tail of up to 20 cm, and neck is slightly held.

Stunned Sound of Indian Birds for Relaxation Part 3 (720p HD)



Check out stunned sound of Indian Bird (Black-Winged Stilt) for relaxation. The sound of Black-Winged Stilt surprisingly be similar to the Indian children's sound making device (called in Hindi : Siti). Everyone has hidden beauty and music; we just need to explore them.

The Black-winged Stilt is a black and white shorebird, perched on very long and fine pink legs, giving the bird an elegant gait. The scientific name of Black-winged Stilt is Himantopus himantopus. The bird lives in Eurasia, India and Africa.

These birds pick up their food from sand or water. They mainly eat insects and crustaceans. The nest site is a bare spot on the ground near water. They are noisy on their breeding areas. The Black-winged Stilt lives mainly in freshwater and saltwater marshes and mudflats, shallow lakes, coastal lagoons, flooded fields and rice fields.

This video can be useful for a teenager and foreigner visitors for knowing about Indian Birds and ecosystem.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Sound of Ducks for Relaxation Part 3



Watch out peaceful sight of ducks and artificial pond for relaxation. Everyone has hidden beauty and music; we just need to explore them.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Loveable Moments of Monkeys (720p HD)



Watch out a loveable moments of monkeys. The monkeys flirt with their partner like humans. They fight with other monkeys for their partner too. Many monkeys are very flirty like human and always keep flirting with many female monkeys. This video can be useful for a teenager and biology students for knowing nature.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Peaceful Sound of Indian Birds for Relaxation Part 2 (720p HD)



Check out peaceful sound of Indian Birds for relaxation. Everyone has hidden beauty and music; we just need to explore them.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Newly Hatched Sparrow for Relaxation (720p HD)



Watch out innocent eyes of one week old hatched sparrow for relaxation in their natural nest. After Two or three days, this sparrow went out its nest forever. Everyone has hidden beauty and music; we just need to explore them.  

Monday, June 17, 2013

Juvenile form of American Cockroach


It is the juvenile form of American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana) shortly after it has moulted. After a couple of hours, it turns hard and brown, to look something like the nymph.

White Cockroach (Under Skin Transition) (720p HD)



Watch out a live white cockroach that has shed its whole dark shell. This cockroach is under skin transition. A cockroach that has just shed its skin is white with black eyes. After eight hours, however, it will regain its regular shell coloring. This rear video can be useful for a teenager and biology students for knowing nature.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Mating of Butterfly (Live Video) (720p HD)



Watch out a live mating of a Butterfly pair. This video can be useful for a teenager and biology students for knowing nature. Both of these butterflies found dead after mating. 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Peaceful sound of Indian Sparrow for Relaxation Part 1 (720p HD)



Check out peaceful sound and colourful beauty of Indian sparrow for relaxation. Everyone has hidden beauty and music; we just need to explore them.  

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Animals World (playlist)



Watch out fighting, lovely or funny moments of animals. You can watch funny moments of kittens, Puppies or monkey in this playlist.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

White Adult Humpback Whale


This whale (Migaloo) was an adult ever registered white humpback in history, near Australia.

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle


An endangered Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle cruising along the shallow waters of Waimea Bay with the hills as the above-water backdrop.

Tibetan Mastiff (The most Expensive Dog in the World)


This dog is most expensive dog in the world. The Tibetan Mastiff is an ancient breed and type of domestic dog originating with nomadic cultures of Central Asia.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Golden Pheasant


Scientific Name : Chrysolophus pictus

The Golden Pheasant or Chinese Pheasant is a game bird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae.

Baby Stingray


A stingray which looks like it has 2 legs. The stingrays are a group of rays, which are cartilaginous fishes related to sharks.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Gecko Lizard


The toes of the gecko have a special adaptation that allows them to adhere to most surfaces without the use of liquids or surface tension. The spatulae tipped setae on gecko footpads facilitate attractive forces called Van Der Waals forces to arise between the β-keratin lamellae/setae/spatulae structures and the surface.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

A 100 Year old Tortoise adopts a baby Hippopotamus



A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise in an animal facility in the port city of Mombassa, officials said The hippopotamus, nicknamed Owen and weighing about 300 kilograms (650 pounds), was swept down Sabaki River into the Indian Ocean, then forced back to shore when tsunami waves struck the Kenyan coast on December 26, before wildlife rangers rescued him.

”It is incredible. A less than a year old hippo has adopted a male tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to be very happy with being a mother," ecologist Paula Kahumbu, who is in charge of Lafarge Park, told.


After it was swept away and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized. It had to look for something to be a surrogate mother. Fortunately, it landed on the tortoise and established a strong bond. They swim, eat and sleep together," the ecologist added. "The hippo follows the tortoise exactly the way it followed its mother. Somebody approaches the tortoise, the hippo becomes aggressive, as if protecting its biological mother," Kahumbu added.

The hippo is a young baby, he was left at a very tender age and by nature, hippos are social animals that like to stay with their mothers for four years," he explained.

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