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Cercotrichas galactotes
Although more correctly called Rufous Bush Robin these days, for those of us who have dreamt of this bird reappearing in the UK after such a long time, it will always be called by the name that we grew up with !
This bird of the eastern race 'syriaca' turned up in Norfolk while we were heading to the north east to see the Taiga Flycatcher ! By the time we arrived in mid-afternoon, the major crowds had gone, and we enjoyed prolonged views of the bird on the saltmarsh with everyone viewing across a tidal creek.
A truly fantastic find, and a bird most of us thought we would never get a chance to see here !
A bush cricket, taken in Derbyshire, England. I think this is a long winged conehead nymph but not totally sure.
"Bush In Reflection"
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Interesting find - I can't say I have seen one quite like this before but my research says it is perhaps the commonest Bush-cricket in Britain with it's antennae twice the length of it's body which can be up to 18mm
These are herbivorous, feeding on a range of shrubs and other vegetation which if you look closely, includes this lovely dahlia flower
Notice the smaller yellow smoke bush tree behind the larger purple smoke bush tree.
Seen on Open Garden tour in Waterdown section of Hamilton.
Year's of growth at a section in Prospect Pk which is called Rabbit Bush but the fuzz at the ends are a yellowish flower. It's a wind thing.
Blueberry bush...
for some reason last year I didn't get one berry... the year before bowls full.... I hope I get some this year...
The afterglow of the sunset over a flooded gully. The river is over on the left. The dingoes were howling at sunset and they were very close. They were somewhere towards the centre horizon of this photo. Warburton River, South Australia.
The Bush stone-curlew lives on the ground and is mostly nocturnal. It is also called the Bush Thick-knee and is found all over Australia except in the most arid areas. It is unlikely to be mistaken for any other bird, with its long skinny legs and large yellow eyes with white eyebrows.
They have a distinctive call – a long drawn-out wail heard mainly at dusk or at night. If you didn’t know what it was, it could sound quite eerie. Most curlews form a breeding pair for life and they can live for up to 30 years, so it is quite the commitment.
Bush stone-curlews forage for their food on the ground amongst leaf litter and fallen branches and twigs. They feed at night and eat primarily insects but also seeds and small reptiles or rodents. They live in open forests and woodlands and the female lays her eggs on the ground – no nest required. She usually lays them in the shelter of a fallen log, thought to be a way of shielding them from foxes.
You will be very lucky if you ever witness their courtship behaviour. They stamp their feet with their wings outstretched, their tail upright and their neck stretched slightly forward while calling loudly. This can last for up to an hour and is repeated until a female shows some interest.
Their main threats are habitat loss from land clearing and feral predators such as foxes. Removal of fallen wood for firewood is also becoming a problem as the curlews use it for camouflage to avoid predators and it is home to the insects they eat. They rely on camouflage as their main defence and when threatened, will freeze or crouch down to avoid detection.
They are pretty hard to spot as their colouring blends in with the bush, especially at dusk and evening when they are most active and at the greatest threat from predators.
Their range has dramatically reduced and, once widespread, the Bush stone-curlew is now found only in isolated pockets in some states.
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When it blooms mid summer ( July early August ) it will put forth tiny white flowers that will cover the head of the clover.
Speckled bush-cricket (Lepyophyes punctatissima) female perched on a leaf.
Samica wątlika charłaja (Leptophyes punctatissima) siedząca na liściu.
Having some great fun with the macro when the weather permits this is a Bush Cricket not the easiest of bugs to photograph
Bush Vetch (Vicia sepium), growing in profusion throughout the Peak District and elsewhere. A member of the pea family. Photographed at Chee Dale.
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
January 27th, 2024
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM lens
Part of my Urban Birding series.
One of the photographic pursuits I embarked on in 2024 was part of a series I called Urban Birding. I was interested in capturing images of birds as they interacted with our human environments. Usually, I would shy away from including human elements in my images, & I was keen to explore new opportunities with my bird photography.
One of my favourites from this series was this Bush Stone-curlew sitting at the headstone of a grave in the Cairns cemetery. I find old graves quite fascinating, a relic of the past, frozen in time in our ever changing & advancing environments.
Dozens of Bush Stone-curlew live amongst the headstones of the Cairns cemetery, blending in seamlessly with their statue-like stances during the day. This particular bird was sitting right below a headstone, providing me the opportunity to shoot wider & include several of the older headstones in the image.
As an aside, if you know the calls of Bush Stone-curlews, I do not recommend visiting the cemetery at night if you scare easily!
This is a tiny patch of woodland in the middle of farm lands. The surrounding bush is normal but this patch is al warped and crooked.
There was a colourful area with red, orange, and yellow bushes near the foot of the Athabasca Glaciers. We hiked up and loved the scenery!
. . . While I was in Fairbanks, a Bush Pilot took off right next to the riverboat as a demonstration. One out of every five Alaskans own their own private plane, and it was very strange to see so many of them parked in people's back yards! Imagine taking that to work every day . . .
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