Top 10 Bird Photographs so far

Top 10 Bird Photographs so far In the year of 2013 10. This award-winning photograph was taken by Owen Deutsch in Fox Lake, IL and is a North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) 2011 Top 10 Showcase Winner. This Bald Eagle was chasing the Great Blue Heron away from the eggs in her nest. It wasn't trying to kill the Heron or she would have done so long before this once in a lifetime shot was captured. 9. Asian koels are found in S Asia, China, and SE Asia. They are brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of crows and other hosts that raise their young.. 8. Snow geese breed north of the timberline in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and the NE tip of Siberia, wintering in warmer parts of North America from SW British Columbia through parts of the United States to Mexico. Photographed here in Ontario (Canada). global ppoulation is increasing after decades of hunting to over 5 million. 7. Blue-throated barbets are distributed across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Photographed here in the Garo hills in Meghalayă (ÑE India). 6. Black-naped monarchs breed across tropical S Asia from India and Sri Lanka E to Indonesia and the Philippines, preferring thick forests and other well wooded habitat types. Photographed here in the W Gháts (India). 5. Least terns breed in N America and locally in N South America, migrating to Central America, the Caribbean and South America. Photographed here in Quintana (Texas, USA). 4. Greater flamingos are the most widespread species of flamingo found in parts of Africa, S Asia (coastal regions of Pakistan and India), and S Europe (including Spain, Álbania, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, Italy and the Camargué region of France). 3. Cape grassbirds breed in S Africa in South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland with an isolated population in E Zimbabwe. They prefer coastal and mountain fynbos and long, rank grass on mountain slopes or in river valleys. Photographed here in the Western Cape (South Africa). 2. Great spotted woodpeckers are distributed throughout Europe and N Asia, and are usually resident year-round except in the colder parts of their range. Nesting trees chosen by this woodpecker almost invariably have soft heartwood and tough sapwood, often due to parasites or diseases that'weaken the heartwood only. 1. Puffins shed the colorful outer parts of their bills after the breeding season, leaving a smaller and duller beak. Their short wings are adapted for swimming with a flying technique under Designed By: www.wildbirddirect.com