Epimachus fastosus: The rainforest’s living masterpiece

Black sicklebill( Epimachus fastuosus)
NIKON CORPORATION (NIKON D610)
04/Jul/2017
#Animals
#Birds
#Aves
#PerchingBirds
#Passeriformes
#BirdsOfParadise
#Paradisaeidae
#Epimachus
#BlackSicklebill
#EpimachusFastuosus

William Matthew Hart, Black sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus), in John Gould's Birds of New Guinea, 1875

Black sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus )

#birds #birdwatching #birding #WildPNG #birdphotography #pngbirds #birdsofparadise #Blacksicklebill #Epimachusfastosus

Le paradisier noir (Epimachus fastosus) transforme sa silhouette pendant sa parade nuptiale, dans les forêts montagnardes de Nouvelle-Guinée.

Une ombre vivante, des plumes, un peu de bleu… et beaucoup de théâtre naturel. 🖤🪶

youtube.com/shorts/MkDHm...

#Oiseaux #Nature #Wildlife #BirdOfParadise

Wow, that male looks like a Cobra, I had to look it up to see if that was a defensive display or a mating one and it looks like it’s a fancy mating display - just incredible🤩
birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Die heutige Bauernregel geht zurück auf den Märtyrer und Heiligen Gordianus († 362 - † 252), Schutzpatron der Stadt Kempten im Allgäu. Sein Gedenktag ist der 10. Mai. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian...

Die heutige Bauernregel geht zurück auf den Märtyrer und Heiligen Gordianus († 362 - † 252), Schutzpatron der Stadt Kempten im Allgäu. Sein Gedenktag ist der 10. Mai. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian...

The Black Sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus) is one of the most remarkable Birds of Paradise. Native to the montane forests of New Guinea, the male undergoes an astonishing, shape-shifting transformation to court females

youtube.com/shorts/MHzEA...

QP your art vs your inspiration 🎨🐡🦉🧪

When asked to illustrate Errol Fuller's "Mysterious Bird of Bobairo", I had to really dig down to the source. The original record of this bird, by G.C.A. Junge (1953) describes a presumed hybrid bird of paradise, only one specimen has ever been found (see🧵)

- Archippus, Philemon and Onesimus of The Seventy

- Apollonius, Alexandrion, and Epimachus

- Juliana the Virgin-martyr

It's December 12, 2025, the name day for these names:

Denmark 🇩🇰: Epimachus

Happy name day!

Feed: "rogueclassicism"
By: David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist on Sunday, May 10, 2026

This Day in Ancient History: ante diem vi idus maias – rogueclassicism
rogueclassicism.com/2026/05/10/t...

#RandomScottishHistory #OTD

randomscottishhistory.com/2019/12/12/1...

The feast of Sophia of Rome, a young girl martyred in c.304 during the Great Persecution and buried in the cemetery of Gordianus and Epimachus, is held #OnThisDay

The beheading of Gordianus under Julian is commemorated #OnThisDay in 362; he was buried beside St Epimachus

The feast of Sophia of Rome, a young girl martyred in c.304 during the Great Persecution and buried in the cemetery of Gordianus and Epimachus, is held #OnThisDay

The beheading of Gordianus under Julian is commemorated #OnThisDay in 362; he was buried beside St Epimachus