Puna thistletail

Asthenes helleri Photo by Cock Reijnders (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:puna thistletail (en); lenheiro-da-puna (pt); synallaxe de Heller (fr); piscuiz de la puna (es); punadistelschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is only found in a small area in southern Peru and marginally into western Bolivia, from the Vilcabamba-Ururbamba region, of central and southern Cusco, south through…

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Chestnut woodpecker

Celeus elegans Photo by Maxime Dechelle (GEPOG) Common name:chestnut woodpecker (en); pica-pau-chocolate (pt); pic mordoré (fr); carpintero elegante (es); fahlkopfspech (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, east of the Andes, from eastern Colombia and eastern Venezuela, through the Guyanas and Trinidad, and into Maranhão e north-eastern Brazil, and south to northern…

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Luyện chim hót hay

Khi chim cất tiếng hót nghĩa là nó đã cảm thấy được bình yên trong cuộc sống, lấy lại được sự tự chủ, không còn sợ hãi gì nữa. – Như bạn đã biết giọng hót của chim (tất nhiên là chim trống) biểu tỏ sức mạnh của nó trước kẻ thù. Mỗi con chim…

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Greater rhea

Rhea americana Photo by Lip Kee (Flickr) Common name:greater rhea (en); ema (pt); nandou d’Amérique (fr); ñandú común (es); nandu (de)Taxonomy:Order StruthioniformesFamily RheidaeRange:This South American species is found from Bolivia and central and western Brazil south to central Argentina.Size:These birds are 125-140 cm long and weigh 20-27 kg.Habitat:The greater rhea is mostly found in pampas…

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Red-cheeked parrot

Geoffroyus geoffroyi Photo by Mehd Halaouate (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:red-cheeked parrot (en); papagaio-de-faces-vermelhas (pt); perruche de Geoffroy (fr); lorito carirrojo (es); rotkopfpapagei (de)Taxonomy:Order PsittaciformesFamily PsittacidaeRange:This species is found in New Guinea and in other islands of eastern Indonesia including the Moluccas, the Lesser Sundas and Timor. There is also a population in the Cape…

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Short-toed treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla Photo by Aleix Comas (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:short-toed treecreeper (en); trepadeira-comum (pt); grimpereau des jardins (fr); agateador común (es); gartenbaumläufer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CerthiidaeRange:This species is found in western Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula north to Denmark and east to Poland, western Ukraine, Bulgaria and western Turkey. There are also populations in the…

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Understanding Your Dog’s Mind

In This Chapter Distinguishing your dog’s instinctive behaviors Knowing what drives your dog to certain behaviors Profiling your dog’s personality Applying your dog’s profile to your training plans To train Buddy, you need some insight into what is happening at any given moment in his little brain. Here, your powers of observation can help you….

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