Sunday, August 27, 2017

Red-eyed Dove

A red-eyed Dove
Red-eyed Doves have conspicuous very pale foreheads and pinkish necks and underparts.
The eyes are red surrounded by a red eye rings and there are not white in the tail.
Sexes look alike.
Generally are found in woodlands and forest edges.
The one in the photo was spotted near the shores of Lake Victoria in Musoma, Mara, Tanzania.

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Pigeons

Pigeons are stout-bodied birds with short necks, and short slender bills that, in some species. They primarily feed on seeds, fruits, and plants. This family occurs worldwide, but the greatest variety. Pigeons and doves are likely the most common birds in the world.
These are fairly common birds in Tanzania. They are normally found among human habitats where they feed.The one in the photo was spotted in Dar es Salaam Tanzania.

Pigeon

Sunday, August 13, 2017

African Pied Wagtail

An African Pied Wagtail is beautiful small, black and white (pied) bird with a long tail, commonly found along river edges. These birds habitually pump their tails when walking.
The one in the top photo was spotted in Ngurdoto Area in Arusha just beside a swimming pool, while the one in the bottom photo was seen in shores of Lake Victoria in Musoma, Mara, Tanzania .
African Pied Wagtails


Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

An Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove is a beautiful bird, has a grey head and neck, a paler belly and a red bill with a black base. The upper parts are brown with metallic-green wing spots (emerald-like spots). The one in this photo was spotted near the shores of Lake Victoria, in Musoma Town in Mara region of Tanzania.


An Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Red-winged Starlings

Red-winged starling is a native to eastern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape in South Africa (this one in the photo was spotted in Arusha, Tanzania).
The male of this 27–30-centimetre (11–12 in) long starling has mainly iridescent black plumage, with chestnut flight feathers, which are particularly noticeable in flight. The female has an ash-grey head and upper breast. The juvenile resembles the male, but is less glossy than the adults, and has brown rather than dark red eyes (Wikipedia).
A Red-winged Starling