near a pool in a forest a few days ago

probably Europe's smallest bird at 8,5cm , this insectivore moves constantly so you have to look ( or hope ) for the instant when it sits to survey the area

regulus regulus

goudhaan

Roitelet huppé

Wintergoldhähnchen

Reyezuelo Sencillo

Regolo

Estrelinha-de-poupa

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Eurasian Nuthatch, sometimes called Wood Nuthatch or simply Nuthatch

sitta europaea

boomklever

sittelle torchepot

Kleiber

Trepador Azul

Picchio muratore

Trepadeira-azul

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also called Goshawk

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

Nikon D850

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motacilla cinerea

grote gele kwikstaart

Bergeronnette des ruisseaux

Gebirgsstelze

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He's not going to strve any time soon

Poupa, Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

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a pair of Wattled Lapwings nesting on rocks in the Kafue River were very nervous as there was an African Harrier-Hawk (Gymnogene) scanning the area.

One of their 2 chicks went immediately into hiding but this one wanted to stay on top of the rock

Taken from small boat in Kafue NP, Zambia

also called African Wattled Lapwing

vanellus senegallus

lelkievit

vanneau du Sénégal

Senegalkiebitz

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also called Goldfinch or European Goldfinch

carduelis carduelis

putter

chardonneret élégant

Stieglitz

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Flying Marvels.

Escrevedeira-amarela, Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

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Maçarico-galego, Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

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these Wildebeest had spent the night in the woodlands and were heading towards the Ndutu Marsh area (in the south east of the Serengeti, Tanzania )

The south east of the Serengeti is the most southern part of the annual Great Migration . It is the area where most of the Wildebeest calves are born.

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Alvéola-amarela, Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

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YELLOWHAMMER

Rolieiro, European Roller (Coracias garrulus)

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first one I've caught in flight

Egretta thula

Picanço-de-dorso-ruivo, Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)

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BULLFINCH

Gaio, Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

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Chasco-ruivo, Oenanthe hispanica (Oenanthe hispanica)

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Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps Cristatus

The great crested grebe has an elaborate mating display. Like all grebes, it nests on the water's edge, since its legs are set relatively far back and it is thus unable to walk very well. Usually two eggs are laid, and the fluffy, striped young grebes are often carried on the adult's back. In a clutch of two or more hatchlings, male and female grebes will each identify their 'favourites', which they alone will care for and teach

Unusually, young grebes are capable of swimming and diving almost at hatching. The adults teach these skills to their young by carrying them on their back and diving, leaving the chicks to float on the surface; they then re-emerge a few feet away so that the chicks may swim back onto them.

The great crested grebe feeds mainly on fish, but also small crustaceans, insects small frogs and newts.

This species was hunted almost to extinction in the United Kingdom in the 19th century for its head plumes, which were used to decorate hats and ladies' undergarments. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds was set up to help protect this species, which is again a common sight.

The great crested grebe and its behaviour was the subject of one of the landmark publications in avian ethology: Julian Huxley's 1914 paper on The Courtship‐habits of the Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus).

Population:

UK breeding:

4,600 pairs

UK wintering:

19,000 individuals

Bald Eagle seen at the Lake District Wldlife Park, near Keswick, Cumbria.(1744)

Cormorant drying his wings

¡Como si no hubiera más peces en el mar! Aquí os dejo una pelea entre alcatraces (Islas Farne) por un sabroso pescado que, como se descuiden, terminar perdiéndose y ni para uno, ni para otro.

goldfinch

Juvenile Song thrush exercising its wings

Peneireiro-vulgar, Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

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Female Blackcap

TREECREEPER

Poupa, Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

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Picanço-de-dorso-ruivo, Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)

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Harris Brown-ALL rights reserved. This image may not be used for ANY purpose without written permission.

Lorimer Park, Abington, PA, USA

A warbler that looks like a thrush with its long legs and long body. Brown above with a white eyebrow stripe that is wider at the rear. Louisiana Waterthrush are almost always seen near fast-flowing forested streams or creeks.

They methodically bob their rear ends as they forage.

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Nikon Z9 camera with Nikon 500mm f 5.6 E PF lens.

1/250 F5.6 ISO 2500, with fill flash

Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me

Isaiah 46:9

Wimpole farm

Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland, Florida

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