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Pied Flycatcher (M) - Ficedula hypoleuca
The European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. One of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers, it hybridizes to a limited extent with the collared flycatcher. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia.
It is migratory, wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
It usually builds its nests in holes on oak trees. This species practices polygyny, usually bigamy, with the male travelling large distances to acquire a second mate. The male will mate with the secondary female and then return to the primary female in order to help with aspects of child rearing, such as feeding.
The European pied flycatcher is mainly insectivorous, although its diet also includes other arthropods. This species commonly feeds on spiders, ants, bees and similar prey.
The European pied flycatcher predominately practices a mixed mating system of monogamy and polygyny. Their mating system has also been described as successive polygyny. Within the latter system, the males leave their home territory once their primary mates lays their first eggs. Males then create a second territory, presumably in order to attract a secondary female to breed. Even when they succeed at acquiring a second mate, the males typically return to the first female to exclusively provide for her and her offspring.
Males will sometimes care for both mates if the nests of the primary and secondary female are close together. The male may also care for both mates once the offspring of the primary female have fledged. The male bird usually does not exceed two mates, practicing bigamy. Only two cases of trigyny had been observed.
Population:
UK breeding:
17,000-20,000 pairs
A collection of three lots of KoRail 8200 Class locomotives working various "Mugunghwa" passenger trains over the Mihocheon River near Sejong.
I had arrived at this spot early in the morning only to be greeted by fog. Unfourtunately there isn't much else around this area in terms of spots so I sat patiently and watched the waves of fog roll through. About 2 hours after sunrise the fog finally lifted.
Sunday the 9th of November 2025.
20251109 8275 Mihocheon Rive
台南安南區 - 沙漠玫瑰 / 洋紅色的花和紅了邊的葉子
Before Tainan Annan District - Adeniuum obesum / Magenta flowers and red-edged leaves
Antes del districto de Tainan Annan - Adenium obesum / Flores magenta y hojas con bordes rojos
台南安南区 - 砂漠のバラ / マゼンタの花と赤縁の葉
Vor Bezirk Tainan-Annan - Adenium obesum / Magentafarbene Blüten und rot umrandete Blätter
Avant zone de Tainan Annan - Adenium obesum / Fleurs magenta et feuilles bordées de rouge
Tainan Taiwan / Tainan Taiwán / 台灣台南
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花名:沙漠玫瑰
科別:夾竹桃科
學名:Adeniuum obesum
別名:天寶花、矮性雞蛋花
Name: Desert rose
The branch leaves: Apocynaceae
Systematic name: Adeniuum obesum
Alias: The Tianbao flower, the short egg are colored
Melody 曲:JAPAN / Words 詞:Sheesen / Singing : Sheesen
{ 夢旅人 1990 Dream Traveler 1990 }
家住安南鹽溪邊
The family lives in nearby the Annan salt river
隔壁就是聽雨軒
The next door listens to the rain porch
一旦落日照大員
The sunset Shineing to the Taiwan at once
左岸青龍飛九天
The left bank white dragon flying in the sky