papua

At the Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Usually this species is seen flying high but this time we were lucky to find a pair feeding, pancaked and flew to the closest tree for us to enjoy their majestic look.

A pair of this species was seen daily close to our camp in the Arfak Mountains.Their territory included our accommodation so they were present all day around us.

This shot was taken this month (November 2014) in Waigeo island, Raja Ampat, Papua. Called in Indonesian: Cendrawasih merah.

This species as the name suggested has many different color variations depending on the race. The black-hooded race found in SW New Guinea and Aru islands can be easily confused with The Hooded Pitohui.

One of my favourit parrots, I'm still trying to get the perfect shot, one day.....

Pinon Imperial Pigeon ( ducula pinon ): Because of their big sizes (46 cm) they are hunted everywhere in Papua ( Ive seen nearly as many dead birds as live ones both in the mainland and in the island of Yapen ). Very beautiful birds. Ive seen them often in pairs in the secondary and lowland...

Great Cuckoo-dove ( reinwardtoena reinwardtii ) At about 51-52 cm (including the long tail-feathers) this is an impressive large cuckoo-dove, immiture birds look washed with grey and brown feathers. One of the most elegant flyers in the dove world but geting a flight shot is far from easy. The...

Not the best of photos but it's a difficult subject to capture with the camera. I guess it's a new one for the data base!!! Hook-billed kingfisher ( melidora macrorrhina ) 25 cm, feeds on insects, spiders and crickets taken from the jungle floor, lives in the dense dark forest thus not the...

Rufous-bellied kookaburra ( dacelo gaudichaud ) Measuring about 28 cm, the difference between the sexes the male has a blue tail-feathers while the females are brownish. Lives on the lower forest canopy and feeds on insects and vertebrates. Nests in termitaria. Very common on the island of Yapen...

Dusky lory ( pseudeos fuscata ) 25-28 cm, very noisy birds thus easy to spot, sexes alike. The difference between the morphs-as they are red, yellow and orange morphs- is the difference of the colours of the two narrow breast-bands. All birds have dark brown upperparts and a pale crown. Feed in...

Scaned from a slide.

This one took us by surprise, when he crossed the road in front of us. We had just stopped to wait for the sun to rise.

Photo taken in `LEKplace,trying to seduce females.The guide told me that the number of males has declined,they are outnumbered by the females,thats the price the males have to pay for having those gorgeous feathers....