lorenoca & the revolution

Dark-breasted Rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis), family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, WB, India

Na-Na-Na-Na-Na Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus)! Named after its favorite snack, and not to be confused with your favorite superhero, this raptor mainly feeds on small bats. It has a wide but fragmented range and might be seen in parts of Africa, Southeast Asia, and Papua New Guinea. It lives in a variety of habitats, such as forests, wetlands, and savannas, where it spends most of its day roosting on a perch. But when the Sun starts to set and bats come out, this bird is quick to strike. Within about a 20-minute timespan, it can catch and gulp down as many as 11 bats!

Plate IV. Sign language vocabulary for birds, reptiles and fish. Ethnological studies among the north-west-central Queensland [native Australians]. 1897.

Salvador, anos 80, Luciano Andrade.