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A distinctive, tall, long-legged, crane-like raptor with unique quill-like plumes on its head and bright-red facial skin. In flight, the dark edge to the hind wing, diamond-shaped tail, and long spatulate tail feathers make it unmistakable. It prefers open rangeland and savanna, where it strides about hunting for reptiles, small mammals, and insects, which it bludgeons with its powerful legs.
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Lilac-breasted Roller Caracas caudatus
There must literally be millions of portraits of Lilac-breasted Rollers on Flickr. I just fancy this one!
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This image was captured on the Chobe River, near Kasane, northern Botswana, Southern Africa while on photo safari with CNP Safaris. www.cnpsafaris.com
Along the Transpantaneira Highway
The Pantanal
Brazil
South Highway
The plumbeous ibis, Theristicus caerulescens, also formerly called the blue ibis, is a large distinctive ibis species endemic to parts of central South America.
Its habitat largely comprises the lowland grassy wetlands of the Pantanal and the Chaco. It is found here foraging at marshes, swamps, lagoons, shallow lakes, flooded pastures, ponds and other moist ground; but also perches in tree branches near or above the water to roost. It has also been sighted in upland marshes, usually up to 600m in elevation; and at small remnant pools in desiccated lagoons and on dry grasslands. Further, this ibis commonly occurs near human habitation and other manmade features; including dams and seasonally-flooded rice fields. It is also a relatively common sight along the Transpantaneira Highway in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso. Finally, it has been recorded close to the east Brazilian coast in wet areas in the Lagoa do Peixe National Park on the peninsula separating Lagoa dos Patos from the Atlantic, but probably avoids the saline and brackish waters.
For more information on this ibis: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbeous_ibis
The distinctive peaks of Mount Maroon and Mount Barney are prominent peaks in Mount Barney National Park. But they are only two among others including Mount May, Mount Lindesay, Mount Ernest, Mount Ballow and Mount Clunie.
These rugged peaks are the remains of the ancient Focal Peak Shield Volcano which erupted 24 million years ago. Mount Barney (1359M) is the second highest peak in South East Queensland.
Many rare and unusual plant species grow in the park including the endangered Mt Maroon wattle Acacia saxicola, the near-threatened bell-fruited mallee Eucalyptus codonocarpa, and the vulnerable bush pea Pultenaea whiteana and Hillgrove gum Eucalyptus michaeliana.
Most of Mount Barney National Park is in the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area.
This adult male American Redstart shows a distinctive combination of black and orange. The common name Redstart comes from an old English word meaning tail, and is usually applied to a group of Old World Flycatchers that indeed have red tails. The New World American Redstart is an active species, frequently spreading its tail while feeding — a behaviour that flushes out insects for it to catch. This individual was on the Flowing Water trail in Bow Valley Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada, a short but often rewarding outing for birdwatching.
Distinctive breeding plumage: reddish black; whitish, finely streaked underparts with conspicuous belly patch. In winter plumage, the underparts are grayish-brown; breast is washed with gray-brown; belly is white. Sturdy bill, curved at tip. Short-necked, appearing hunch-backed.
Nikon 200-400mm f/4g lens, f/4.5, 1/5000s, ISO 400.
Compare with winter plumage.
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Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The distinctive shape of Bennachie is a landmark that’s meant ‘home’ for thousands of years. People have lived in a fort carved into the hill top, and in radical farming settlements on its slopes. They’ve quarried its stone to build houses, and spun yarns about devils and giants who built its tracks or threw its giant boulders in fits of anger. Bennachie Centre is the perfect place to start exploring this much-loved hill and the forests that surround it. Trails vary from a gentle route though the woodland to demanding treks in open country, and in the visitor centre you can find out all about Bennachie’s history and wildlife. The centre is one of four sites around Bennachie, each with their own distinctive character and different trails to try. Our guide map of Bennachie shows them all, with details of the trails you can follow. scotland.forestry.gov.uk/visit/bennachie-centre
This spurfowl is distinctive in having no bare facial skin as in the red spurfowl. The male has a black tail and ochre underparts that contrast with the darker upperparts. The plumage of the upper parts and the feathers have white spots edged with black. The head and neck of the male are black with a green sheen and finely spotted in white while the mantle, rump and wing coverts are chestnut. The female is much duller with a rufous brow and ear coverts. The throat is pale and spotted as in the male but the female lacks white spotting on the body. The bill and legs are dark grey, with two to four tarsal spurs on the male. Females can also have one or two spurs. The tail is sometimes carried upright
Facial tattoos hold diverse cultural significance, ranging from traditional markings of identity and status to modern expressions of individuality and belonging. In some Indigenous cultures, they represent a connection to heritage, spiritual beliefs, and life accomplishments, while in others, they mark milestones like marriage or the transition to womanhood. However, face tattoos have also been stigmatized, particularly in Western cultures, and their modern use can be seen as a way to challenge societal norms or express personal identity.
Mid Devon show, 2025.
The Northern Harrier is distinctive from a long distance away: a slim, long-tailed hawk gliding low over a marsh or grassland, holding its wings in a V-shape and sporting a white patch at the base of its tail. Up close it has an owlish face that helps it hear mice and voles beneath the vegetation.
This distinctive 13 storey Building was opened by HM The Queen in 1967 .It contains 700 beds and is the main Hospital for Hull and East Yorkshire
This species averages 51 cm (20 inches) in length. Its long, pointed grey and black tail with a white median band is distinctive. A white wing patch is conspicuous in flight. The bill is black in male, pea-green in the female.
Little Tern - Sterna Albifrons
This delightful chattering seabird is the UK's smallest tern. It is short-tailed and has a fast flight. Its bill is a distinctive yellow with a black tip. It is noisy at its breeding colony where courtship starts with an aerial display involving the male calling and carrying a fish to attract a mate, which chases him up high before he descends, gliding with wings in a 'V'.
Its vulnerable nesting sites and its decline in Europe make it an Amber List species. It is also listed as a Schedule 1 species in The Wildlife and Countryside Act.
This bird breeds on the coasts and inland waterways of temperate and tropical Europe and Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in the subtropical and tropical oceans as far south as South Africa and Australia.
There are three subspecies, the nominate albifrons occurring in Europe to North Africa and western Asia; guineae of western and central Africa; and sinensis of East Asia and the north and east coasts of Australia.[4]
The little tern breeds in colonies on gravel or shingle coasts and islands. It lays two to four eggs on the ground. Like all white terns, it is defensive of its nest and young and will attack intruders.
Like most other white terns, the little tern feeds by plunge-diving for fish, usually from saline environments. The offering of fish by the male to the female is part of the courtship display.
At the beginning of the 19th century the little tern was a common bird of European shores, rivers and wetlands, but in the 20th century populations of coastal areas decreased because of habitat loss, pollution and human disturbance.
The loss of inland populations has been even more severe, since due to dams, river regulation and sediment extraction it has lost most of its former habitats. The Little Tern population has declined or become extinct in many European countries, and former breeding places on large rivers like the Danube, Elbe and Rhine ceased. Nowadays, only few river systems in Europe possess suitable habitats; the Loire/Allier in France, the Vistula/Odra in Poland, the Po/Ticino in Italy, the Daugava in Latvia, the Nemunas in Lithuania, the Sava in Croatia and the Drava in Hungary and Croatia. The status of the little tern on the rivers Tagus and lower Danube is uncertain.
The distinctive Mustang pony fuel cap is a nice detail which is rarely seen due to being easily stolen. Seen a VicRoads Carlton.
Very distinctive humminbird; both sexes have mossy green bodies and bold white throats and bellies. The bill is bicolored with a red lower mandible. Found in a variety of habitats such as forest edge, plantations, and gardens, mostly in the lowlands. Often visits feeders. Call is an irregular dry “chip.”
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The blackcap is a distinctive greyish warbler, the male has a black cap, and the female a chestnut one. Its delightful fluting song has earned it the name 'northern nightingale'. Although primarily a summer visitor birds from Germany and north-east Europe are increasingly spending the winter in the UK
Land's End. Southern Outer Banks. A decade ago, much of this was all Atlantic Ocean. Proof, the Outer Banks of North Carolina is always changing.
The greater racket-tailed drongo is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae.
Scientific name: Dicrurus paradiseus
Not as colourful as some of its relatives, the coal tit has a distinctive grey back, black cap, and white patch at the back of its neck. Its smaller, more slender bill than blue or great tits means it can feed more successfully in conifers. A regular visitor to most feeders, they will take and store food for eating later.
In winter they join with other tits to form flocks which roam through woodlands and gardens in search of food. (RSPB)
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Can't miss the loud 'che-weep, chewip, chewip, chew-will, che-will' coming from the dense gidgee and wilga foliage.
Little Friarbird
Scientific Name: Philemon citreogularis
Description: The Little Friarbird is the smallest of the friarbirds, with a medium, curved bill with no casque (a bump, characteristic of other friarbirds) and a squared off tail when spread. It is brown-grey above, paler grey on neck and collar, with a distinctive bare blue-grey face patch, and pale greyish white below with fine white streaking on the breast. Females are slightly smaller, but otherwise similar. Young birds are browner above, with more yellowish colourings on chin and throat. It is a conspicuous and noisy bird, often chasing other honeyeaters, and is mostly seen higher up in trees.
Similar species: The Little Friarbird overlaps with, but is smaller than, the Silver-crowned Friarbird, P. argenticeps, and is much smaller and slimmer than either the Helmeted, P. buceroides, or Noisy, P. corniculatus, Friarbirds. Its blue-grey face patch and the lack of a casque (bump) on its bill also help to distinguish it from these species.
Distribution: Widespread in northern and eastern Australia, the Little Friarbird is also found in New Guinea. Found from Broome, Western Australia across the Top End to Queensland, and down the coast of New South Wales as far as the Central Coast. Widespread in Western New South Wales and northern Victoria along Murray River, to South Australia.
Habitat: The Little Friarbird is found near water, mainly in open forests and woodlands dominated by eucalypts. Also found in wetlands, monsoon forests, mangroves and coastal heathlands. Only extend into arid zone along waterways. Mostly tropical, but also common in semi-arid zone. It will also be seen in gardens and orchards.
Seasonal movements: Considered resident in northern Australia; further south, partially migratory in autumn and spring.
Feeding: Little Friarbirds feed alone, in pairs or small flocks, almost entirely in trees, and are rarely seen on ground. Their diet is mainly nectar and invertebrates, sometimes also eating flowers, fruit and seeds. Sometimes feed in mixed groups with other honeyeaters.
Breeding: Little Friarbirds form monogamous pairs. Both parents build the nest, a large deep open cup, often see-through, lined with fine grasses and other soft materials, which is always near or overhanging water. The female alone incubates the eggs, but both parents feed the young. Two broods may be raised in a season. Often parasitised by the Common Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea.
Calls: Noisy, harsh calls. Also some musical 'che-weep, chewip, chewip, chew-will, che-will' notes give in breeding season.
Maximum Size: 29cm
Average size: 27cm
Average weight: 67g
Breeding season: August to April
Clutch Size: 2 to 3, sometimes 4
Incubation: 13 days
Nestling Period: 14 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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It has an equally distinctive flight, with wings as long as a golden eagle, bowing deeply in slow, strong movements. The long neck remains tucked towards the body in an s-shape.
The Grey heron is the UK’s most widespread predatory bird. It is solitary, until the breeding season, when they come together in large colonies. Some herons are resident, some leave for the winter and some overwinter here from northern Europe.
The distinctively shaped Turtleback Mountain is a much-loved area for hikers—at 1520 feet, it is the second-highest summit in the San Juan Islands. While on the Adventuress Schooner, It was pointed out to me as a land mark for use in navigation. For this image, I combined my San Juan Islands photo with two of my photos to have two boats from Port Townsend’s Wooden Boat festival enjoying strong wind here. This was done with standard Photoshop methods. Ai is very energy wasteful so none was used.
The great tit is a distinctive bird with a black head and neck, prominent white cheeks, olive upperparts and yellow underparts, with some variation amongst the numerous subspecies. It is predominantly insectivorous in the summer, but will consume a wider range of food items in the winter months, including small hibernating bats.[2] Like all tits it is a cavity nester, usually nesting in a hole in a tree. The female lays around 12 eggs and incubates them alone, although both parents raise the chicks. In most years the pair will raise two broods. The nests may be raided by woodpeckers, squirrels and weasels and infested with fleas, and adults may be hunted by sparrowhawks. The great tit has adapted well to human changes in the environment and is a common and familiar bird in urban parks and gardens. The great tit is also an important study species in ornitholog
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Fairly common, perky little bird of open country, especially heathland with gorse, moorland, rough grassland with scattered low bushes. Perches atop bushes and on fences, dropping to the ground to feed, before flying back up to a perch. Male distinctive, with blackish head set off by big white patch on sides of neck, orangey breast.
Boat ride in Dubrovnik, Croatia for dinner and sunset.
Dubrovnik is a city in southern Croatia fronting the Adriatic Sea. It's known for its distinctive Old Town, encircled with massive stone walls completed in the 16th century. Its well-preserved buildings range from baroque St. Blaise Church to Renaissance Sponza Palace and Gothic Rector’s Palace, now a history museum. Paved with limestone, the pedestrianized Stradun (or Placa) is lined with shops and restaurants.
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Torghatten, the legendary mountain with its distinctive hole all the way through, you just have to visit.
Man becomes small when wandering through the 160 meters (520 ft) long, 35 meters (115 ft) high and 15-20 meters (50-66 ft) wide tunnel formed during the Scandinavian Ice Age.
Ice and water eroded the loose rock sediment whereas the harder rock types of the upper part of the mountain withstood these forces.
The walk up the partly prepared path will normally take app 25-30 minutes.
A small distinctive bird of around 9 cms found in the underbush in the forests of the Himalayan region in India, South East Asia and Eastern Asia. They are a delightful species really small and quite beautiful. This was a lifer and one we were eagerly looking for. I wasn't prepared for its size as I imagined it to be the size of a quail, but it not even half the size of a quail.
We sighted a few on the roadside in the forest areas - we thought they were ground birds (they are!), but within seconds they climbed to the mid-canopy just by jumping around and not flying. They prefer the deep dark bushes where they forage and hunt the insects, larvae and worms in the mossy ground.
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Common wood pigeons, scientifically known as Columba palumbus, are highly popular among bird enthusiasts for several reasons. They are far larger than the urban pigeons, with distinctive physical features, including a plump body, broad wings, and grayish-blue feathers with white patches.
Small falcon with distinctive male plumage; gray head, rusty back, gray tail with broad black tip. Female is brownish above, barred on back, wings, and tail. Note rather pointed wingtips (unlike rounded wings of sparrowhawks and Shikra), and distinct dark spotting on breast. Fairly common in open and lightly wooded country, farmland, heathland; often seen over rough grassland beside roads and at airports. Perches on wires and posts, and typically hunts by hovering, at times fairly high overhead. Very similar to Lesser Kestrel.
Siliguri, West Bengal, India. March 2016.
10:09hrs Spotted during dog walk in nature reserve/country park in Cambridgeshire.
Lack of larval foodplants and elms, has caused decline. The White-letter Hairstreak butterflies are usually found around treetops or visiting bramble flowers to feed, in S and C England. Wingspan around 35mm...you can see that compared to the bramble bud, the butterfly is quite small!
I took several photos...this particular butterfly was very active on this bramble...this particular photo was the better one, to show the distinctive white 'W' on the hind underwing.
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The distinctive red-brown fur and long bushy tail of the fox are a familiar sight almost everywhere in the British Isles. Foxes are intelligent, adaptable mammals, opportunistic, with unfussy palates, and they make use of a wide range of habitats, including those of towns and cities. They are social animals, living in family groups of a breeding pair, together with cubs in the spring, and sometimes other subordinate juveniles and adults. The latter are usually young born the previous year and help with the rearing of cubs, feeding, grooming and playing with them. Each group occupies a territory, which is marked with urine and scats. Dens (called ‘earths’) may be dug in banks or make use of (disused or occupied) badger setts or old rabbit burrows. In urban areas, favoured sites for dens are under buildings or sheds, and in overgrown gardens and cemeteries.
Foxes hunt and scavenge with keen senses of smell and hearing, and probably use the latter to locate earthworms, which can make up a large part of their diet.
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Explored 1 Jan 2021 #216
These distinctive clouds are always cause for concern since they indicate turbulence in the atmosphere and are often associated with cumulonimbus clouds that spawn severe storms. There were tornados spotted across Iowa today, but luckily none near here. However, we did have heavy thunderstorms throughout the day with torrential downpours along with dangerous lightning. By the way, mammatus in Latin means udders or breasts.
The closeup of a Poinsettia leave with a distinctive pattern and color, in its colorful surrounding in a beautiful garden in Kodaikanal, India
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A very young female Glossy Black Cockatoo with distinctive yellow highlights. Mum & dad were close by, watching carefully.
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The Spittelau waste incineration plant is one of three thermal waste treatment plants operated by Wien Energie. Its distinctive feature is its facade, artistically designed by the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928 - 2000). With a total installed capacity of 460 MW, the plant is the second-largest district heating generator in the City of Vienna's district heating network (this small 22 percent share is shared by Wien Energie's three thermal waste treatment plants).
Its distinctive leaves and opposing branches make the Green Ash tree a delight for any landscape, in any environment. We present the Green Ash exclusively at Shiny Shabby, June 20th through July 15th.
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Hilltop church with distinctive blue mosaic domes & dramatic views over the Mediterranean Sea.
This maze of cobbled narrow and crooked streets with glimpses of the bay is one of the better features of the town. Other sights include the church of La Mare de Déu del Consol ("Our Lady of Solace"), easily identifiable by its picturesque blue and white domes, tiled with glazed ceramics. There are numerous quaint restaurants near the church, some with a view over the Mediterranean. Note that, if visiting by car, you will need to park several blocks away from the church area as the immediately surrounding area is either off limits to cars and/or the streets are so narrow and steep (or have stairs) that cars cannot pass. Wikipedia
Distinctive black and white plumage.Inhabits deciduous woodland and shady gardens, mostly in C.and S.E Europe.Many thanks for looking at my pictures.
The distinctive red-brown fur and long bushy tail of the fox are a familiar sight almost everywhere in the British Isles. Foxes are intelligent, adaptable mammals, opportunistic, with unfussy palates, and they make use of a wide range of habitats, including those of towns and cities. They are social animals, living in family groups of a breeding pair, together with cubs in the spring, and sometimes other subordinate juveniles and adults. The latter are usually young born the previous year and help with the rearing of cubs, feeding, grooming and playing with them. Each group occupies a territory, which is marked with urine and scats. Dens (called ‘earths’) may be dug in banks or make use of (disused or occupied) badger setts or old rabbit burrows. In urban areas, favoured sites for dens are under buildings or sheds, and in overgrown gardens and cemeteries.
Foxes hunt and scavenge with keen senses of smell and hearing, and probably use the latter to locate earthworms, which can make up a large part of their diet.
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In Explore 16 January 2021 #220
One of the most distinctive building in downtown Guelph is the four story Petrie Building, with its green painted wooden window panels and stamped galvanized iron facade. One of the very few remaining buildings in Canada with this type of facade, its exterior was historically designated in 1890. But the upper floors of the Petrie Building are vacant, and the green paint is there to cover long boarded up windows.
Guelph Museum’s website of a secret passageway that leads from the neighbouring Cutten Kelly Building to the Petrie Building
Cutten-Kelly Block on the corner of Wyndham and running down Macdonell and the Regent Hotel on Macdonell. The Cutten-Kelly Block is a four-storey stone building. On the corner, the ground level has a store called "Second Fiddle." There are other stores on the ground floor but they are not distinguishable. The building has a mansard roof with dormers along the top floor. The corner also has a dome extending past the roof. Beside the Block is the Regent Hotel. It is a four-storey grey stone building with a steeply-sloped roof at the front and three dormer windows on the fourth floor. There is a small balcony on the second floor above the central doorway. The ground level has store
The Noisy Miner bird is a grey bird, with a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, a distinctive yellow patch behind the eye, and white tips on the tail feathers. Taken in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
A distinctive, large white wading bird with a spatula for a bill. Adult has short crest, yellowish breast patch. First year has paler bill, with fine black wingtips visible in flight. Sleeping birds have horizontal posture and bulging neck, vs. more vertical stance of egrets. Found in wetlands with shallow water (including tidal flats), where feeds by sweeping its bill side-to-side for crustaceans and small fish. May be confused with egrets when sleeping, but note stockier, more thickset overall appearance.