Hey there, I'm Paxon, a wildlife biologist, living in the SE United States. I've been on Tumblr since 2009. We're here to share the beauty of herps and birds, as well as fishes and invertebrates.
Indian Rainbow Tarantula aka Psychedelic Earth Tiger (Cilantica devamatha), family Theraphosidae, endemic to the southern Western Ghats of India
photographs by Mithun Das
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura), family Pittidae, order Passeriformes, Karnataka, India
photograph by Satisha Sarakki
batcrooks asked:
recently learned about and have become obsessed with Great Hornbills. that is a dragon to me. they are soo beautiful. super model birds. can you please share some images of Great Hornbills!
I can definitely set you up with your beloved!
Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis), family Bucerotidae, order Buceroftiformes, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal, India
photograph by dr_sandippatil
EAT A TASTY FRUIT!!! - Kerala, India
photograph by Anghadachappa
Outside the nest cavity, India
photograph by Hitesh Patel
Western Ghats, India
photograph by Madhu Kizhukooth
India
photograph by Jeyaramsankar Gurusamy
Malabar Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros coronatus), L - female, R - male, family Bucerotidae, order Bucerotiformes, Karnataka, India
photograph by Prasanna Rv
A flock of Grandalas (Grandala coelicolor), male, family Turdidae, order Passeriformes, norther Sikkim, India
photograph by Baladhandayudam Nagarajan
Golden-fronted Leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons), male, family Chloropseidae, order Passeriformes, WB, India
photograph by Kumar Gaurav
Temminck’s Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii), male, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, AP, India
Photograph by Rahul Deb Mandal
Black-headed Jay or Lanceolated Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus), family Corvidae, order Passeriformes, India
photograph by Sandeep Chakraborty
