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With breeding season fast approaching these birds are staring to look their best and they really do look amazing with their spectacular plumage and head 'gear'
That ruby red eye is so characteristic and set among such gorgeous plumage makes these birds rather special.
Borrelho-grande-de-coleira, Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
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Cia, Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)
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When I started birdwatching Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) was an almost mythical rarity with just a handful of records that few birdwatchers had seen in Britain. But about twenty years ago its status changed and it started to make regular appearances in Britain, usually in autumn, but sometimes in spring. Nowadays it occurs annually, usually with multiple records. This is actually a Himalayan Bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus), a recent split from Red-flanked Bluetail but the differences are in adult male plumage, and the song. Females or immatures like this are just about identical. They breed in mountain scrub in the Himalayas and China, descending to lower altitudes in winter, but not usually moving far from the breeding grounds. By contrast, Red-flanked Bluetail breeds across a huge area of northern taiga forest from Scandinavia to eastern Siberia and migrates to SE Asia for the winter. In truth I could not be certain which of the two species it is, but as it was in a river valley in Sichuan, China in November I'm pretty sure it must be Himalayan Bluetail (aka Himalayan Bush-robin). All plumages show the blue tail that gives rise to the name, and I thought that this photograph showed off this feature quite well.
Picanço-de-dorso-ruivo, Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
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Genoeg vogels op de foto vanuit dit hutje om vogels te spotten, maar die zullen niet zo bijzonder zijn denk ik.
Castricum, Nederland
Enough birds on the photo from this cabin to spot birds, but they won't be that special I think.
Castricum, The Netherlands
Male Pintail - Slimbridge WWT - taken in poor light in the pouring rain but a pleasing composition. I often envy those who submit photos of wildlife from "sunnier climes" where high shutter speeds and lens' "sweet spots" are the norm. In the UK we suffer from the dreaded "white-out" skies for a lot of the year lacking any contrast but perhaps it makes us better photographers overcoming these "challenges"? (500mm - F4 @ 1/250 - +0.7 - ISO 500)
Footnote: it's pouring down outside as I write this!!
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Felosa-de-bonelli, Bonelli's warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli)
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Coruja-do-nabal, Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
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A first winter White-rumped Sandpiper at Slimbridge WWT - Gloucestershire showing the attenuated rear end & long primary projection evident in many Neartic waders. Just enough light in this one to show a hint of "rusty" fringing on the wing coverts & tertials.