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Whinchat - Saxicola Rubetra (M)
The whinchat is a solitary species, favouring open grassy country with rough vegetation and scattered small shrubs. It perches in elevated locations ready to pounce on the insects and other small invertebrates that form its diet. The nest is built by the female on the ground in coarse vegetation, with a clutch of four to seven eggs being laid. The hen incubates the eggs for about thirteen days and then both parents feed the nestlings. Fledging takes place about eighteen days after hatching and the parents continue to feed the young for another fortnight. Moulting takes place in late summer before the migration southwards, and again on the wintering grounds in Africa before the migration northwards in spring. The whinchat is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified it as being of least concern.
Fairly common but local summer migrant from winter grounds in Africa. Found in open country on heathland, moorland, rough grassland, often with bracken. Perches atop bushes and on fences, dropping to the ground to feed, where usually hops briefly before flying back up to a perch. Male distinctive, with bold white eyebrow, dark cheeks, and peachy-orange breast. Female duller but with ghosting of male pattern, especially pale eyebrow. In flight shows distinctive white bases to sides of tail.
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Descending from Ben MacDui we came acros this nest full of 8 eggs right by the 'path' we were following. They could be Snow Bunting or Red Grouse, but I could be wrong. A quick pic., leave them alone and move on.
Ben Macdui is the UK's 2nd highest peak (second only to Ben Nevis) and stands at 1309m (4294ft). After descending from this Munro we make a climb to the 2nd Munro of the day, Carn a' Mhaim (pronounced Carn-ah-Vame) at 1037m (3402ft).
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Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans
Description: There are several colour forms of the Crimson Rosella. The form it is named for has mostly crimson (red) plumage and bright blue cheeks. The feathers of the back and wing coverts are black broadly edged with red. The flight feathers of the wings have broad blue edges and the tail is blue above and pale blue below and on the outer feathers. Birds from northern Queensland are generally smaller and darker than southern birds. The 'Yellow Rosella' has the crimson areas replaced with light yellow and the tail more greenish. The 'Adelaide Rosella' is intermediate in colour, ranging from yellow with a reddish wash to dark orange. Otherwise, all the forms are similar in pattern. Young Crimson Rosellas have the characteristic blue cheeks, but the remainder of the body plumage is green-olive to yellowish olive (occasionally red in some areas). The young bird gradually attains the adult plumage over a period of 15 months
Similar species: The adult Crimson Rosella is similar to male Australian King-Parrots, but differs by having blue cheeks, shoulders, and tail, a whitish, rather than red, bill and a dark eye. Immature Crimson Rosellas also differ from female and immature King-Parrots by having blue cheeks, a whitish bill and a more yellow-green rather than dark green colouring.
Distribution: There are several populations of the Crimson Rosella. Red (crimson) birds occur in northern Queensland, in southern Queensland to south-eastern South Australia and on Kangaroo Island. Orange birds are restricted to the Flinders Ranges region of South Australia, while yellow ones are found along the Murray, Murrumbidgee and neighbouring rivers (where yellow birds meet red birds they hybridise, producing orange offspring). Red birds have been introduced to Norfolk Island and New Zealand.
Habitat: Throughout its range, the Crimson Rosella is commonly associated with tall eucalypt and wetter forests.
Feeding: Crimson Rosellas are normally encountered in small flocks and are easily attracted to garden seed trays. Once familiar with humans, they will accept hand held food. Natural foods include seeds of eucalypts, grasses and shrubs, as well as insects and some tree blossoms.
Breeding: The Crimson Rosella's nest is a tree hollow, located high in a tree, and lined with wood shavings and dust. The female alone incubates the white eggs, but both sexes care for the young. The chicks remain dependent on their parents for a further 35 days after leaving the nest.
Calls: The Crimson Rosella has a range of calls, the commonest being a two-syllabled "cussik-cussik". It also has a range of harsh screeches and metallic whistles.
Minimum Size: 32cm
Maximum Size: 36cm
Average size: 34cm
Average weight: 129g
Breeding season: September to January
Clutch Size: 4 to 8 (usually 5)
Incubation: 20 days
Nestling Period: 35 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Platycercus-elegans)
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first shot from last weeks hols ,several hundred shots to plough through and quiet a few goodies among them
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
A day taken up with re-jigging all the family's mobile phones so a couple of images from the archives.
Will catch up as I can.
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
Behaviour & Migration:
This is a migratory species, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. It leaves its breeding grounds in August and September, beginning their return in March and April. Birds tend to migrate on broad fronts, but there are concentrations in Gibraltar and along the Rift Valley. Nevertheless it will readily migrate over expanses of water. Birds tend to hunt alone, although do gather at high prey concentrations and will roost in groups of often over 50, sometimes communally with C. macrourus and C. aeruginosus.
Habitat:
It is a bird of open country, usually in lowlands but occurring up to 1,500 m in central Asia, and on its African wintering grounds up to 4,000 m.
Diet:
Small birds and mammals form the majority of its diet; voles are a particularly dominant food source locally in abundant areas. Dragonflies are sought as a good source of protein during the Autumn migration.
Breeding site:
It nests in tall vegetation on the ground. Management information Tall vegetation must be left during the breeding season, with high rates of chick mortality when this is harvested on agricultural land; key management practices include moving nestlings to safe places during harvesting, and leaving areas unharvested around the vicinity of nests.
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After missing my shot at downtown Savanna, I pursued this BNSF H NSINTW to the army depot west of town, where I caught it by the skin of my teeth. Didn't come out fantastic, but better than nothing!
I finally caught it in my iPhone. Apps used Lightroom camera app and space backgrounds from the PsC app.
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Wow. Made me feel like I have thrown out a lot that would have fit with the theme. Somewhere in a box is my slide rule from college, but my dad had a grand old wooden one, long lost in the family. However, I remembered something that I still use and decided it fit the theme. I purchased this manual Boston Champion pencil sharpener when I was in high school. It has traveled with me since, to college, med school, Cuba, San Diego, Virginia, Chicago, Maryland, and finally here in Pasadena. It works fine -- you remember, insert the pencil and let the clutch grip it and then just turn the crank. The sound and feel told you when the pencil was nice and sharp. Anyway, some memories while I did the photography and polished the image -- it seemed fitting to make it black and white, too. Hope you enjoy -- HMM!