Birds, Birds, Birds Photo Gallery by Doug J at pbase.com

Birds, Birds, Birds

Some of the bird photos in this gallery were taken in Singapore - Jurong Bird Park and the natural habitats throughout the island - others were shot in Thailand, China and elsewhere. The birds are from Asia, Oceania, South America and Africa. I continue to add to this gallery.

A number of these photos have been published; some are used in zoos, bird parks and elsewhere on wildlife & avian websites for reference and in print. I hope you enjoy the photos of these marvelous creatures, as much as I enjoy capturing & presenting them.

Latest additions: Red-billed Hornbill, Peruvian Pigeon, Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Emerald Starling, Emerald Starling (2), Red and Yellow Barbet, Spangled Continga, Paradise Tanager, Yellow-hooded Blackbird, Red-crested Cardinal, Red-legged Honeycreepers(m & f), Hawk-headed Parrot, Sooty-headed Bulbul

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Shoebill	Shoebill	Grey Crowned Crane	Grey Crowned Crane	Grey Crowned Crane
Emu	Emus, guarding the eggs	Northern Cassowary	Double-wattled Cassowary	Secretary Bird
Saddle-billed Stork	Saddle-billed Stork	Saddle-billed Stork	Saddle-billed Stork	Black-necked Stork
Painted Storks	Painted Stork (juvenile)	Yellow-billed Stork	Yellow-billed Stork	Yellow-billed Stork
Milky Stork	Milky Storks in flight	Flight of 4 Milky Storks	Demoiselle Crane	Demoiselle Crane
Demoiselle Crane	Roseate Spoonbill	Roseate Spoonbill	Scarlet Ibis	Dalmatian Pelican
Dalmatian Pelican	Australian Pelican	Pink-backed Pelican	Brown Pelican	White Pelican
Great White Pelican	Black-necked Swan	Black Swans	Black Swan	Great Cormorant
White-breasted Cormorant - cooling/drying off	Working Great Cormorants	Working Great Cormorants	Cormorants, fighting over a frog	Great Hornbill
Great Hornbill	Great Hornbill	Helmeted Hornbill	White-crowned Hornbill	Wreath Hornbill
Toco Toucan	Red-billed Hornbill	Channel-billed Toucan	Caribbean Flamingo	Caribbean Flamingos
Golden Pheasant - male	Golden Pheasant - male	Vieillot's Crested Fireback - female	Temminck's Tragopan	Indian Peafowl - male Peacock
Indian Peafowl - male Peacock	Indian Peafowl (Peahen) - female with chicks	Indian Peafowl - male Peacock	Green Peafowl	Blue Pied Peafowl - male
Red Junglefowl	Helmeted Guinea Fowl	Vulturine Guineafowl	Purple Swamphen	White-breasted Waterhen
White-breasted Waterhen	Common Moorhen	Cattle Egret	Cattle Egret	Little Egret
Little Egret	Black-crowned Night Heron	Black-crowned Night Heron - lunchtime	Black-crowned Night Heron - collecting nest material	Nankeen Night Heron
Grey Heron	Grey Heron	Grey Heron	Striated (Little) Heron	Bald Eagle
White-bellied Sea Eagle	White-bellied Sea Eagle	White-bellied Sea Eagle	White-bellied Sea Eagle	Golden Eagle
Brahminy Kite	Brahminy Kite	Brahminy Kite	Brahminy Kite & Crow - a pair	Brahminy Kites & Crow - departing
Black Kite	Black Kite	Black Kite	White-tailed Eagle	Spot-bellied Eagle-owl
Ruppell's Griffon	Snowy Owl	Buffy Fish Owl	Buffy Fish Owl	Griffon Vulture - looking for lunch
Griffon Vulture - preparing for flight	Griffon Vulture - Taking flight	Griffon Vulture	Griffon Vulture	Northern Caracara
Northern Caracara	Northern Caracara	Northern Caracara	American Black Vulture	White-headed Vulture
White-headed Vulture	White-headed Vulture	King Vulture	Egyptian Vulture - egg toss	Egyptian Vulture
Marabou Stork	Marabou Storks	Marabou Stork	Fruit Bats - Mom & Youngster	Flying Fruit Bat

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post a comment

king		29-Jun-2009 08:21
wow its amezing really veerryyyyy perfect thanks for this

heidi		24-Apr-2009 18:24
WOW! These are amazing! I am trying to identify a red bird with black wings and back. It looks similar to the scarlet tanager but has 2 white stripes on its wing. The female I am assuming was just dark colored with the 2 white stripes on its wings. It is finch sized. I am located in Orange county NY, on the Neversink river. Can anyone help me??????

Flo Hendry		22-Apr-2009 17:11
Nice to visit this gallery again. Added to my Birds Topic. I can see why you are high up in the Fat Birder site!

Ursula		21-Apr-2009 04:26
Hi Doug Wonderful pictures! I added a link to this page on my site. Thanks a lot!

Doug J		01-Apr-2009 14:00
Isidro - thanks for the comments on the IDs, I appreciate it.

Isidro		31-Mar-2009 21:03
First shot of Double-wattled cassowary: it�s the much rarer Single-wattled cassowary Common cranes: also are demoiselle cranes Little black cormorant: Great cormorant Golden pheasant female is another male � lutino (ghigi) Harris� Hawk: last image is from white-tailed sea eagle Griffon vultures: are African White-backed Griffons Yellow faced Mynas, female on left, male on right: False, Yellow faced mynah, unknown sex, an left and Hill mynah, unknown sex, at right Derbyan parakeet, not, the derbyan are the two �moustached�, this is Ringneck Parakeet

samantha		08-Mar-2009 11:11
wow this is awsome its a lovely gallery of birds.now only i understand the majority of birds till today i just thought it was crow and pigeon now i know it is tocan and pelican etc

one person from Austria		01-Mar-2009 11:52
Wow,it is really a special,great and fantastic gallery that i have ever seen.

Mauna Loa		13-Feb-2009 20:12
These are the gods of creation-The birds

student		10-Feb-2009 07:59
oh, owesome gallery i had ever seen. Thank you for showing the world of beauty of nature.

Guest		30-Jan-2009 14:42
These photos are sooooooo wonderful. It makes me appreciate God's creation more and more. God bless you for bringing these creatures so close to our eyes. C.

Ronald Mutie		23-Jan-2009 14:14
Oh! this site is just soo amzing it has preety birds!!

irfaan		17-Jan-2009 07:52
nice one

ShirleyAnne		16-Jan-2009 03:16
Dear Doug: What a truly exquisite gallery! I only awoke to the wonder of birds during a trip to Africa last year, and it has been wonderful to open myself to this new world. Your site is simply spectacular. I know you do not need thanks for taking such wonderful pictures, as it is clear you love your profession or hobby, but I do thank you very much for making them available to others.

Trevor		15-Jan-2009 08:22
The best site i have seen on birds! Just fabulous!

Carol		11-Jan-2009 05:56
This is the most beautiful assortment of birds I have ever seen on the internet...You have truly blessed me...God bless you !!!

Guest		18-Nov-2008 21:09
thank you for your site! helped me identify pictures of birds i took from a zoo :)

Ophelia Sebish		18-Nov-2008 02:37
Very beatiful and lovely pictures

Guest		17-Nov-2008 12:16
VERY GOOD JOB! NOVEMBER 17 - 2008 SYLVIA

Sandie		14-Nov-2008 02:49
You site is absolutely awesome!!!! Just look at the canvas that GOD saved for the birds. Stunning!!!!

Krystyna		11-Nov-2008 03:45
When i came across your site it just took my breath away. The photos and birds are beautiful. There is no other words to describe them I'm in complete awe.

rocky		14-Oct-2008 11:13
Great gallery!

Sandy Harrison		09-Oct-2008 06:00
Absolutely fantastic! Thank you so very much for sharing your gallery with us. I will be back often. Sandy Harrison

Julie		08-Oct-2008 06:55
amazing photos thanks for sharing I will check back often

Flo Hendry		10-Sep-2008 06:30
Wonderful gallery, nice diversity of shots and like the informative captions. V

Larry Linton		30-Aug-2008 14:24
Impressive gallery, Doug! I'll be back again soon for another visit. V.

gardener		01-Aug-2008 06:03
Good gallery and fine equipment, thanks for posting.

amell		24-Jul-2008 13:35
spectacular gallery... I enjoyed your work dearly - thank you for sharing... ;p

Guest		03-Jul-2008 14:28
I have been a keeper in Jurong Bird Park for 5 years, but I left a year ago. Seeing all the pictures here really bring back all those memories.....How I miss the birds.....

Dang		23-Jun-2008 11:10
I should have commented on this gallery sooner, but wanted to wait until I could view the entire gallery by slide show. Each shot deserves commenting, but what a task that would be! All are well photographed, cropped and processed. Thanks for sharing, and I'm sure many more will come. Thanks!

Inga Morozoff		19-May-2008 03:45
Fantastic gallery. What a blessing to be in a position to photograph these gorgeous and exotic birds. Consider yourself bookmarked.

Dave Harden		15-May-2008 09:57
Great gallery, Doug! Loads of interesting birds and very well captured they are too!

SOUMEN DHAR		03-May-2008 16:19
hi doug, u have photographed the paradise on earth; god bless u. soumen

Guest		03-May-2008 16:03
HI DOUG, YOUR BIRDS' GALLERY TRANSPORTED ME & MY FAMILY TO A WORLD OF GRACE, CHARM , BEAUTY & ELEGANCE; IT IS AWESOME; MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL PHOTOS ! SOUMEN, INDIA

mathilda williams		25-Mar-2008 23:45
wonderful gallery :) mathilda

Doug J		25-Mar-2008 09:00
Hi Marita - I'm glad you enjoyed the bird photos. I added the Blue-bellied Roller a few days ago, he was in a temporary gallery and I moved him to this gallery yesterday. http://www.pbase.com/image/94511357

marita toftgard		25-Mar-2008 07:57
Hi you do have a lot of blue tailed and blue this and blue that birds here but where did that beautiful blue-bellied roller go? you have truly amazing bird photos and I enjoyed looking at them v. marita (blue gallery)

Guest		13-Mar-2008 15:48
I came across these truly amazing pictures during my lunch break. The colours are out of this world and I thought my gold finches feeding in my garden where amazing enough. Thankyou. Jane UK

ADEEL KHAN		11-Mar-2008 11:41
very beautiful all the birds but i love macaws particularly!!!!

Lloyd		19-Feb-2008 18:55
Absolutely fantastic collection of bird pics. I'm just awestruck.

Gabriel		07-Feb-2008 17:26
Doug: Congratulations! .That�s a master work!.I�ll wish to see more pictures of Paradise Birds.Saludos y suerte.

Guest		19-Jan-2008 21:01
These pictures are absolutely amazing , thank you so much for sharing yor wonderful pictures. I'd love to see more!

Zach		21-Dec-2007 21:29
This is one of the best galleries I have seen in a long time. I finaly found something that has high-res photos of interesting and beautiful birds. Who ever took these...thank you.

Guest		27-Nov-2007 17:32
This is the best Gallery I have ever come across

Breezy white age 10		26-Nov-2007 19:39
ADD MORE!!!!

Ryszard L		18-Nov-2007 12:44
Great gallery of birds!!! Mine photos of birds http://www.digitalphoto.pl/en/animals/birds/

Guest		03-Nov-2007 16:28
One of the best galleries of birds I have seen. Very clear pics and natural. Amod Grover

IMRAN ALI KOHISTANI		28-Oct-2007 16:41
MUCH MUCH............ BEAUTIFUL.I LOVE IT APPRICIABLE

MOU BANERJEE		08-Oct-2007 13:07
THE PICTURES ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE THEIR BEAUTY...!!!

mm		06-Oct-2007 19:21
Excellent birds gallery. Working Cormorants is my favorite. See some european birds too - http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/en/Bird_photography/

louise scurr		16-Sep-2007 17:46
I found the gallery really helpful for looking up unusual bird

ANINDAN CHAKRABORTY		25-Aug-2007 09:29
I AM REALY SURPRISED AND HAPPY AFTER SAW THIS SITE. IT IS AMAZING.THIS A VERY ENJOYING SITE.

Luc Meynaerts		08-Aug-2007 23:26
Wonderful gallery, beautiful pictures

dr.amarjeet kaunke		08-Aug-2007 10:50
seeing these birds i came more closer to my soul...............dr.amarjeet kaunke,punjab,india

Guest		29-Jun-2007 18:16
i love these birds i love all birds but...............................wwwwwwwwwooooooooooowwwwwwww

Scott & Sarah		26-Jun-2007 14:54
Exquisite!

Mahesh Sharma		26-Jun-2007 07:38
It's really a fantastic gallery ! I had always been searching for the birds gallery,and now i realised it's the best for me!

Raul Quinones		10-Jun-2007 16:26
Amazing gallery, congratulations. GMV

Sumanta		09-Jun-2007 11:16
Its really amazing to see these clourful birds. Very nice collection

nicolebouglouan		01-Jun-2007 20:12
You have here numerous amazing shots! This gallery is wonderful, with bright colours and stunning birds. I'm quite jealous of your Shoebill... Very sharp picture of this rare bird. Great works, indeed! V

Cyrus Khamak		20-May-2007 13:49
So many fine bird shot, love your gallery.

Ron Green		15-May-2007 00:37
Many excellent shots in these galleries! Ron Green/www.avianpix.com

MJ		10-May-2007 23:48
I've been looking everywhere for birds to paint. WOW............I found them with splendid clarity, amazing. Thanks so much for sharing.

gianna elena		04-May-2007 12:07
birds i have ever seen!!!! great gallery! by giannaelena

amitava		14-Apr-2007 08:30
Great collection. Thanks

Cheryl Blanchard		09-Apr-2007 00:06
This is an outstanding gallery!! Great work!

Linda		01-Apr-2007 15:00
Your photos and the many varieties of birds are fabulous! One thing I really liked is when you would say where the photos were taken. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work.

yesh		22-Mar-2007 12:33
Hi doug,this is yesh frm INDIA.these pics are excellent.thnx for sharing.I think that u permitted these for personal use(NON COMMERCIAL) & so I posted one pic in my blog.know its copyrighted ,and so I posted link to your site too.Just did it to let my frnds know abt ur site & can see your wonderful collection.If you want me to remove it ,pls send an email & I will do it.

daniel		21-Mar-2007 12:20
beautiful pics. i love the birds of parafise and the helmet hornbill........

Karen		15-Mar-2007 02:47
Incredible Lorry bird photos, me and my daughter just came from the zoo where you got to feed the birds, she could only get the dullest birds to come to her. It's nice to see these close up, thanks for sharing your talent!!

Guest		04-Feb-2007 11:53
Wonderful work - great you share your enthusiasm for the beauty in the creation with us. Thanks.

Listya		02-Feb-2007 06:03
Hi, i'm Listya from Indonesia... it's very marvelous!! Spectacular! Two thumbs up... thanks 4 sharing : )

Mary KirkPatrick		23-Jan-2007 21:43
Thank you for your generosity. I am working with the Santa Barbara Zoo to ID the birds in their aviaries. I come to this site first for photos. It's have a small zoo and we all work creatively the get them the graphics they deserve (rather than can afford). Your site certainly helps us achieve that goal.

Ali Majdfar		16-Jan-2007 10:33
Splendid gallery, excellent shots. GMV

Cristina Knebl		16-Jan-2007 01:22
Hi Doug, You really have some amazing pics, congrats & thanks for sharing !! I see you used a 2x teleconverter, great idea! thanks for the tip.

Piotr Stankiewicz		06-Jan-2007 12:36
Nice gallery! v.

Hildegard		04-Jan-2007 19:54
Very very beautiful gallery, thank you for sharing.

Guest		01-Jan-2007 18:54
Dear Sir i would like to say if photos of gouldian finches fairy wrens and scarlet chested parrots and turquise parrots and rossellas are included in the gallery it would be the best gallery of world..

Korsh Ararat		27-Dec-2006 17:26
The Kingfisher Could you have heard the kingfisher scream and scold at me When I went this morning early down to the smiling sea! He clamored so loud and harshly, I laughed at him for his pains, And off he flew with a shattered note, like the sound of falling chains He perched on the rock above me, and kept up such a din, He looked so fine with his collar snot-white beneath his chin, And his cap of velvet, black and bright, and his jacket of lovely blue, I looked, admired, and called to him, "Good morning! How do you do?" But his kingship was so offended! He hadn�t a pleasant word, Only the crossest jargon ever screamed by a bird. The gray sandpiper on one leg stood still in sheer surprise, And gazed at me, and gazed at him, with shining bead-black eyes, And pensively sent up so sweet and delicate a note, Ringing so high and clear from out her dainty, mottled throat, That echo round the silent shore caught up the clear refrain, And sent the charming music back again, and yet again. Then the brown song-sparrow on the wall made haste with such a song, To try and drown that jarring din! But it was all too strong. And the swallows, like a steel-blue flash, swept past and cried aloud, "Be civil, my dear kingfisher, you�re far too grand and proud." But it wasn�t of any use at all, he was too much displeased, For only by my absence could his anger be appease. So I wandered off, and as I went I saw him flutter down, And take his place once more upon the seaweed wet and brown. And there he watched for his breakfast, all undisturbed at last, And many a little fish he caught as it was swimming past. And I forgot his harsh abuse, for, up in the tall elm-tree, A purple finch sat high and sang a heavenly song for me. Korsh Ararat

enny jameson		01-Dec-2006 13:35
wonderful ,colourful gallery,v.

Jasen Anderson		06-Nov-2006 11:14
Some very colourful birds and nice shots here Doug.

Diana		02-Nov-2006 15:33
This is an exquisite gallery. Such amazing birds! You have consistantly captured each one's essence. You most certainly know your birds. I look forward to coming back to your site with my my mother, who is 83. She doesn't get out much any more, but she has always been a huge admirer of local birds. This will knock her socks off!! Thankyou for sharing.

benz		31-Oct-2006 10:53
hiii this is a very beautiful collection of birds. I actually saw this collection when i was in a very bad mood.It really trigerred my thoughts and made me comfortable . Made me more joyous seeing them.But i would have one small comment, if more pictures of the birds flying freely in the vast blue sky were also included it would have been great.

CHRIS		05-Oct-2006 13:35
I really liked this Gallery. Very well done. Chris

shahid ali		26-Sep-2006 05:09
I Am shahid ali from spain.your pictures are very nice and so beautyful i like very very much really thats amazing shots.thanx

Muhammad azim siddiqui		14-Sep-2006 17:35
thanks for so beautyful fotos, it took me far away in my childhood when i lived in south of pakistan, many birds were there around karachi, thnkx again for so nice pics.

sireesh		02-Sep-2006 14:13
dear doug, i side with mr richard peterson. its lovely.

Richard Peterson		01-Sep-2006 06:48
Dear Doug! Thank you for such wonderful pictures. It's such a relief to see beauty in a time stress and pain.

anuschka		15-Aug-2006 10:06
Wow, so many great bird pics and such variety! Thanks. V. ofcourse. I'll be back many times.

Bev		04-Aug-2006 05:00
Congratulations on your beautiful clear photos. Best I have seen on the web. Excellent resource for school students.

sue		26-Jul-2006 01:28
i was looking at your pictures and i seen a big vulture on the side of the road and it was a big one i never seen one befor and i was shocked to see one on the side of the road thank you sue witt

Ron Green		18-Jul-2006 14:41
Many excellent images among those appearing here, congratulations. Ron Green/www.avianpix.com

marie-jose wolff		13-Jul-2006 21:42
wonderful captures ! thank you for this amazing birds photos !

Doug J		03-Jul-2006 04:19
Thanks Mashafa, I corrected the images.

Guest		02-Jul-2006 23:11
Thank you for sharing these lovely reminder of the splendor of this Earth.

Mashafa Erdogan		30-Jun-2006 14:53
Great photos! The Purple-headed Glossy Starling (= Lamprotornis purpureiceps) is actually a Purple Glossy Starling (= Lamprotornis purpureus). The Purple-headed Glossy Starling has dark (not yellow) eyes and bluish-green (not purple) underparts.

Guest		27-May-2006 10:39
Indeed, you have done a nice collection-a beautiful gallery. Obidinso Ethel

Guest		21-May-2006 13:44
Absolutely beautiful photos of the birds. The Best!

Guest		20-May-2006 18:08
thank you!! really spectacular.

C		10-Mar-2006 22:41
Most beautiful bird pictures I have ever seen. Their colors are heavenly.

ArminB		06-Mar-2006 11:09
Superb shots here, may I invite you to review this gallery as well? http://www.pbase.com/arminb/nature Cheers, Armin

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		27-Feb-2006 20:44
Beautiful gallery. Gr Ton

Ron Horn		28-Jan-2006 17:03
Excellent gallery.

sassylady		25-Jan-2006 00:54
The pictures are exquisite. You are so fortunate in your travels. If you need an assistant let me know; I'll work just for airfare and accomodations! Seriously, thanks so much for the oppotunity to see such lovely creatures.

osmouse		23-Jan-2006 15:37
Thanks from another new viewer for sharing your exquisite photos of so many of Gods best creation, birds...... Long-time bird-lover in South Africa, I have enjoyed seeing some of my favourites, as well of some of the birds I am now seeing here in Indonesia..... bringing joy and beauty to this world of ours!

Aperture 13		22-Jan-2006 19:28
Wow so many birds so much color, I find birds hard to capture you've done an excellent job!

akleja		22-Jan-2006 16:20
Wonderful pictures! Voted, of course! You are so good!!

Guest		13-Jan-2006 04:32
great photography beautiful!

Dean Collett		11-Jan-2006 18:59
Sweet! You guys Rock! Peace Out!

Mitternacht		29-Dec-2005 16:25
wow!! very nice!! I love the gallery!! cheers, ~Michelle.

Laurence Forster		18-Dec-2005 08:17
We have been attempting to identify an escaped Leafbird variety in my mother-in-laws Garden near Reading in England. This gallery has helped tremendously towards this, although our Birds plumage is duller than the images shown and it's colour is more mottled and less distinct; however this gallery contains a very stunning and beautiful collection of photographs. LF

Brian McGeough		24-Nov-2005 13:45
Stunning and very colourful bird pictures

Guest		14-Nov-2005 20:13
Brilliant birds helped mi homework 'mazingly

rana mudassar		31-Aug-2005 21:31
sir doug j!you have worlds most beautyful birds photos please add a picture of gouldian finch normal orange breasted male thanks rana mudassar

Guest		21-Aug-2005 03:42
Thank you so very much for your unparalled generosity in sharing the wonderment. I will gaze upon them often and marvel. CB

Brian		01-Aug-2005 02:56
I'm not an expert on photography or birds but your photos make me wish I knew more about both. They are splendid - the best collection of bird photos I've ever seen. Thanks.

rana		11-Jul-2005 22:45
mr doug j, you have world's most colourful birds pictures, so i will call you sir doug. please add a picture of gouldian finch rana

Bill Tarbox		19-Feb-2005 18:16
Doug, Thanks for compiling this amazing collection of spectacular bird photos! All I can say is WOW! I particularly enjoyed your captures of starlings and turacos. Regards, Bill

Lamma Island, Hong Kong		17-Feb-2005 09:50
Excellent gallery, understandable why yr bird pics have the highest hits on yr statistics page. Impossible to pick a favourite because they're all so good Guy

christine johnson		13-Feb-2005 04:25
I just want to thank you for a most enjoyable time looking at these outstanding pictures. I was looking for a picture of a Macaw and that is what lead me to your site. Thank you.

Joanna		04-Feb-2005 09:51
Przepiekne zdjecia cudownych ptakow. Super photos !!! Thanks! Joanna

ricky		10-Jan-2005 01:13
I REALLY love your gallery! I love birds and I never really saw a blue crowned hanging parrot before as a photo! I never knew it will be right side up-Lol! Thanks for sharing your pictures with everyone! Do you actually see these for real in the wild? COOL I also draw pictures-and if i don't say so myself-i draw really good in black and white. I can send u some if i manage to get it on computer! My other email is ponpon@go2n.com is the other one has problems!

Jac & Lea . . . ;>)		12-Dec-2004 11:49
What a bird gallery... Had to view each one of them. Amazing beauties.

Val Slavich		11-Dec-2004 01:05
WOW! All pictures are amazing. Thank you for sharing, perfect job.

Doug J		10-Dec-2004 07:40
Hi Genevieve, Thank you for visiting the website, I've sent you an email granting you use of the image.

Genevieve		07-Dec-2004 04:52
Dear Doug, I found your photograph of the Lesser Bird-of-Paradise at http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/Sampler6_Crows(BirdsofParadise).htm and would like to ask for copyright permission to use this on our website, AdaOnline. AdaOnline is an educational, not-for-profit website which provides annotations to 'Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle' by Vladimir Nabokov, one of the foremost American and Russian writers of the 20th century. The site was set up by University Distinguished Professor Brian Boyd of the University of Auckland, and Jeff Edmunds, a cataloguing specialist at the Pennsylvania State University Libraries, who also runs 'Zembla', a more general Nabokov website. AdaOnline is accessible through the Penn State Library system http://www.libraries.psu.edu/nabokov/ada/index.htm) We are scrupulous about copyright acknowledgement, and would acknowledge both your name and provide a link to your site if requested by you. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer a fee - if you require one, I would have to search for an alternative image. Sincerely, Genevieve de Pont gdep001@ec.auckland.ac.nz Research Assistant to Professor Boyd

3qy		09-Nov-2004 06:10
Can I see some original photo or 1600*1200size?

Hope		02-Nov-2004 07:51
Hello doug! I was so amazed with the pix u've taken! there are all wonderful! i also have collection of photos of birds when i did my thesis with birds. it is so nice to know know that some people appreciate the beauty of nature! keep it up!

Pat		09-Oct-2004 23:21
Hi Doug....I am so impressed with your photos of birds....you have captured personality as well as beauty. As an artist, I wonder if I might use some of them as reference photos for some of my paintings. Keep up the wonderful work! Pat

Tim		03-Oct-2004 14:55
Love the trogons. I think they're actually Blue-tailed Trogons (Harpactes reinwardtii). Regardless, those are two amazing photos. Good job :)

Doug J		03-Oct-2004 09:29
Thanks for the kind comments Marsha, I�m pleased that you liked these bird images. Capturing & sharing nature and the creatures with which we share our world is both a challenge and rewarding experience.

Marsha		29-Sep-2004 05:40
Mr. Doug Janson, I think you have lived up to one of my favorite sayings: "Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can�t get there by bus, only by hard work and risk. And by not knowing what you�re doing, what you�ll discover will be wonderful, what you will discover will be yourself." �Alan Alda Through your incredible photography of birds you have brought such beauty to my eyes and so many others, that I have cried with joy at their beauty. I view your photography as an artistic accomplishment. Birds are such here then gone creatures that can be viewed for such brief moments in time, their special colors and forms briefly viewed, linger in the mind and rest in your soul. Your photos stay in view and remain in my heart. Thank you. Through the imagery of your bird photos and their composition, you have given me many windows of artistic vision, and hope in a very trying month of challenges and troubles. Thank you. Sincerely, Marsha

Meowy Leo Lin		26-Sep-2004 02:52
This is one of the most beautiful bird gallery i have ever seen... thank you for sharing their beauty. Cheers, and wish all the best. ^_^.

Giussani Luciano		19-Sep-2004 10:54
Great work very nice gallery

Charlotte		28-Jul-2004 06:17
Doug - thanks for introducing me to your website. I am taking a break from work to view the beautiful photos you have taken I have never known birds can be that beautiful. Your Storks in Flight is awesome - Charlotte

whyhuang		19-Jul-2004 00:03
wonderful gallery!

rene		09-Jul-2004 22:06
the rainbowlory(trichoglossus h.moluccanus) is an green-napedlory(t.h.haematodus) very nice site

Tjoen		26-Jun-2004 13:50
Hi, Nice pics... The pics of the African crowned cranes are that of the common East African species Balerica regulorum and not the (Black) West African species B. pavonina. They differ in size and shade of grey, the West Africans are dark enough to appear black...

John Hannan		17-Jun-2004 04:49
Fantastic photos. I just got back form Singapore and visited Jurong Park and could not identify many of the photos of birds birds I took. With your photo's I was able to figure out most of them. Can you recommend a book or a site where I could figure out the rest. John Hannan

Christine Kumar		16-Jun-2004 23:42
While all your photos are stunning, the pix of the bee-eaters and barbets just totally blew me away. These are some of my favorites species of birds. Well all passerines really - true confessions. These smaller birds are so hard to get excellent shots of being they are so active. I'm thrilled I found your Gallery while I was doing a search on the Ruppell's Griffon Vulture. What an awesome photo! When that bird flies overtop of you, it leaves a shadow and scares the dookie out of you. Having experienced that once, I can almost feel that energy in that particular photo. I own a yahoo group called Link of the Day which spotlights different species of birds and aspects of aviculture. I'm going to showcase your gallery to the members for their enjoyment as well. Thanks for sharing these birds from your viewpoint. :) Christine

Patrice		26-May-2004 19:00
Thank you for a beautiful site as well as one where you can view the birds by sight instead of having to tediously wade through written descriptions of birds you do not know. I did not find the bird I was looking for, but I thoroughly enjoyed your beautiful photos. You are a talented nature photographer!

masoud mirzaloo		15-May-2004 07:52
Thank you for this gallery from IRAN

lior		10-May-2004 12:10
beautifull pictures.one of the best birds photos on the web

Sherrie		02-May-2004 01:01
Hi Doug, Wonderful pictures! Your birds have high quality and certainly gave me happiness looking at them. Thanks!

Doug J		23-Apr-2004 13:02
Ben, I'm glad you enjoyed the bird images. Most of these were taken with the Canon 70-200 2.8L IS, of these the majority were with the Canon 1.4x TC and some with the 2.0x TC.

Ben Teoh		23-Apr-2004 05:42
Wonderful pictures. Enjoyed them. Did you take all those bird pictures with th 70-200mm f2.8 IS and converter? excellent quality. Regards, Ben benteoh@comcen.com.au

Lauran		03-Apr-2004 17:00
The single salmon crested cockatoo is better known as a Moluccan Cockatoo.In the second picture, the bird on the right is the Moluccan whilst the one on the left looks like a Bare-Eyed Cockatoo or "Little Corella" as they have previously been known. The next pic, titled "Goffin Cockatoo" looks like either a Bare-Eyed Cockatoo or a Slender-Billed Corella. The pictures are wonderful though, I especially loved the Macaw and bird of prey photo's.

Sabra		01-Mar-2004 22:17
These pictures are excellent references for an exotic mural I am doing! Thank you very much!

steve		22-Feb-2004 13:32
Hi Doug, I hadn't noticed it before but your Oriolus auratus is really Oriolus chinensis (Black-naped Oriole). Hope you're getting along well in China. Drop me a line!

Guest		14-Feb-2004 19:51
these pictures are really good! they are very high quality.

Brian		06-Feb-2004 21:54
Your photo of a changeable hawk-eagle appears to be that of a vulture???

Mary		13-Jan-2004 14:01
Yours is a wonderful collection of beautiful photos of stunning birds. Thanks so much for sharing them with the rest of the world.

Steve Roden		04-Dec-2003 11:33
Great pictures! - anyone fancy stopping by my site and identifying some birds for me?

Vivek		30-Nov-2003 17:34
Dear Dough, Thank you for the wonderful pics. They are a treasure trove for Bird lovers and virtual trip to Singapore to me. My family have visited Singapore three times and we always take the kids to Jurong. Next time I am in Singapore, I will surely look you up. Thanks also for your e-mails to me helping me with my Lens purchase decisions. Vivek

Doug J		20-Nov-2003 05:26
Hi Judy, Thanks for the great poem, a nice tribute at this time of year. If only the Cassowary knew what he was missing come Thanksgiving! Perhaps it does, that�s why it appears to be so relaxed. The Jurong Bird park is a must see if you are that part of Asia and enjoy birds. The Waterfall Aviary is immense and specializes in African and South American birds. The South East Asian Aviary focuses on SEA and there is a new aviary scheduled for opening at the end of the year. I took those during the last 6 months of my residency in Singapore, they represent 8-10 trips to the Bird Park. If you like these, please visit my photo friend�s Singapore bird gallery: http://www.pbase.com/r53lanc

Judy Foester		19-Nov-2003 17:21
I am trying to convince a friend to travel with me to Irian Jaya (West Papua) but if I get a positive response we will HAVE to stop in Singapore and see these wonderful birds. You must have photographed them over a period of time. To have done all this in one visit would have been exhausting. I can't stop coming back to see them over and over. The "stretching" bee-eater just makes me swoon. And I wrote a Thanksgiving poem about your cassowary: The turkey is a noble bird. Not so, the cassowary. He doesn't go with stuffing Nor white or red cranberry. YOU may think a turkey's mean. A cassowary's VERY. He'll whack you with his wattles Like a well-paid mercenary. So stick with turkey this year, folks, From his broad breast to his back. And if you get a feather-- It won't be blue or black. I'll be back for more of your great photos. Judy Foester

Charles B.		05-Oct-2003 03:50
Outstanding galley.Love the Griffon Vulture photo.

patrick		03-Oct-2003 12:32
superbs photos! congratulations

Doug J		01-Oct-2003 23:20
Thanks for the comments, the Lesser Bird of Paradise gender & age helps. The Banded Pita has been rather controversial with several differing opinions.

Rasmus Boegh		01-Oct-2003 12:01
I forgot the last one: The Crowned Pigeon is a Victoria's Crowned Pigeon.

Sergio		17-Sep-2003 05:56
More birds, please! My Wife is biologist and she was delighted! Thanks, Doug.

Doug J		06-Sep-2003 00:51
Thanks Steve, I've updated as appropriate. - Doug

Steve		02-Sep-2003 11:16
Had a better look at your beautiful pix. Your Spot-bellied Tree Duck is another bird called Ringed Teal, Callonetta leucophrys. The Aru Giant Kingfisher is better named Spangled Kookaburra, Dacelo tyro. Contact me for the White-tailed Sea-Eagle pic.

Steve Pryor		01-Sep-2003 08:06
Doug, Nice Pix. The Gonolek is Common Gonolek (Laniarius barbarus).

Bev Willis		30-Aug-2003 23:44
Your photos are just magnificent. I am awed by the many birds, colors, feathers, shapes, and on and on. God is such an artist and you are certainly a wonderful photographer. So good you share these beautiful birds photos. I watercolor and I love bright colors and all colors and your birds certainly gave me happiness looking at them. Bless you. Bev. Willis

Gisela		25-Aug-2003 21:58
This is a great camera!!! Great image quality. It's probably a fortune. Excellent pictures btw...good close ups!

Doug J		20-Aug-2003 04:23
Hi Lesley, Thanks, I corrected that photo and uploaded one with a pair of Military Macaws. Doug

Harper		23-Jul-2003 17:00
Hello, Nice pictures! I love the parrots! PS. The picture "Military Macaw" is a red-fronted macaw.

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