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Wikipedia: The common iora (Aegithina tiphia) is a small passerine bird found across the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with populations showing plumage variations, some of which are designated as subspecies. A species found in scrub and forest, it is easily detected from its loud whistles and the bright colors. During the breeding season, males display by fluffing up their feathers and spiral in the air appearing like a green, black, yellow, and white ball.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_iora
Conservation status: Least Concern
maybe I just don't open my eyes enough as I've neer seen one before so wasn't expecting it to be called a common blue lol
Though 'Common' is part of its name, that doesn't mean that this dragonfly isn't beautiful and full of amazing details and color.
This one is clinging to the seeds of our Yellow Loosestrife plant and is posing perfectly for me :)
Best seen when enlarged...
Scientific name: Buteo buteo.
Feeding: Buzzards are big birds, more than capable of taking sizeable birds and animals but, more often than not, they will target smaller prey. Rabbits are an important food source, and the birds suffered during the height of myxomatosis, but they will also take smaller mammals. Compared to all other raptors, Buzzard’s digestive systems are able to deal with a poor-quality diet and, in winter when other prey is hard to find, they are able to feed mostly on earthworms, beetles and other small invertebrates. These will be hunted on foot, and you can find Buzzards regularly sitting on the ground. In favoured fields, large numbers can gather and, although somewhat tolerant of each other, disagreements will break out if individuals get too close to others. In certain areas, usually in the uplands, Buzzards may hover when searching for food. Info: Hawk and Owl Trust.
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Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) male perched on a branch stub.
Samiec pleszki (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) siedzący na kilkucie gałęzi.
Wikipedia: The common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is a songbird found across tropical Asia. Popular for its nest made of leaves "sewn" together and immortalized by Rudyard Kipling as Darzee in his Jungle Book, it is a common resident in urban gardens. Although shy birds that are usually hidden within vegetation, their loud calls are familiar and give away their presence. They are distinctive in having a long upright tail, greenish upper body plumage and rust coloured forehead and crown. This passerine bird is typically found in open farmland, scrub, forest edges and gardens. Tailorbirds get their name from the way their nest is constructed. The edges of a large leaf are pierced and sewn together with plant fibre or spider silk to make a cradle in which the actual nest is built.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_tailorbird
Conservation status: Least Concern
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
9 August 2018, Cuttle Pool Nature Reserve, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Temple Balsall
Common paper wasps, Polistes humilis, manipulating the "paper" that they make their nests from. For more information see:
Pachliopta aristolochiae, the common rose, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red-bodied swallowtails. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across south and southeast Asia.
Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
The Common Eland together with its very close relative the Giant Eland are the largest antelopes in the world. Males can weigh almost 1000kg ( 2200 lb ).
Taurotragus oryx
Elandantilope
éland ( du Cap )
Elenantilope oder Eland
antílope eland común o eland común
antilope alcina
elande
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When choosing a mate, females appear to prefer males with larger masks. Can't wait for Halloween. Hmmmmm
A Common Grackle with spring flowers blossoming in the background. Photographed in Maryland (4/13/21).
Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) male singing while perched ona branch.
Samiec szpaka (Sturnus vulgaris) śpiewający na gałązce.
Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly male sipping nectar from tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) flowers.
Samiec modraszka ikara (Polyommatus icarus) spijający nektar z kwiatów wrotycza (Tanacetum vulgare).