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A widely distributed duck species globally, but considered uncommon in our region - especially during summers. But these days we are seeing them throughout the year.
The bird is a medium sized duck and has a whistling kind of call. Fulvous describes the color (reddish-yellow). Just like other ducks, these are nocturnal and spend the days sleeping hidden from view. When farmers or stray dogs disturb them, they tend to fly out in large flocks to safety.
The birds roost in the wet paddy fields during the nights when there is no disturbance, but during the days, tend to rest around swamps.
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We have been making the most of the late summer weather down in the S Hams which has been ideal for reflection shots as the wind has been quite light. This is the view from Noss Mayo across to Newton Ferrers.
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Southern Africa
The Northern Black Korhaan (Afrotis afraoides) is a striking member of the bustard family, Otididae. Exhibiting sexual dimorphism, the male is adorned with black and white barring on the back and wings, while the head, neck, and underparts are cloaked in black. The female sports a pattern of black and buff bars and checks on the head, neck, breast, and upper parts, with a black belly.
The Northern Black Korhaan favors open grasslands with vegetation up to a meter tall, grassy dune, semi-arid scrublands, and the expansive veldt. This species is widely distributed across Southern Africa.
Primarily ground-dwelling, the Northern Black Korhaan may take to the skies with a burst of flight when disturbed, the male vocalizing a loud "kraark, kraark" call. These birds forage by walking and chasing after their prey, which includes a variety of insects and seeds.
The male Northern Black Korhaan is known for its raucous "kraark, kraark" call during its courtship display. The diet consists of insects such as termites, ants, grasshoppers, and beetles, as well as spiders, ticks, and seeds. These birds actively forage on the ground, walking and chasing after their prey.
The Northern Black Korhaan is classified as "Least Concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It is a common species with a stable population and no significant threats identified at present. – Internet
Distributed in in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. It is Near Threatened due to habitat loss. Malaysia, Mar 2019.
A view of the boats in the harbour from one of our last Norfolk trips caught in the early morning light
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We specifically went to Dungeness to capture some moody skies as that's what the weather forecast said but against all the odds the sun decided to shine which it hasn't done for a good few days. Might be worth a look in large if you have the time as the sun made for some pretty good definition in the clinker.
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Other common names: Barn owl, bell tower owl, etc.
Habitat: It is a bird widely distributed throughout the world, it can be found on almost the entire planet. In Ecuador it can be found in agricultural and semi-cleared fields, mainly in coastal lowlands and inter-Andean arid valleys.
Altitude range: Mainly below 2000 masl.
Dimensions: Length between 35.5 to 40.5cm.
Weight: Between 250 to 350gr.
Feeding: Carnivorous, it feeds mainly on rodents, as well as small birds and large insects.
Incubation Period: 32 days. 4 to 7 eggs They nest in structures built by the human being like bell towers, attics, barns or ruins; in nature they prefer to nest in tree hollows.
Life expectancy: Approximately 15 years.
Sounds: When flying it emits a harsh and loud shriek, in its roost it expresses annoyance by stretching the birds and swaying while itssing and clicking its beak.
Description and behavior: Linked to owls, they are unique for their long legs and heart-shaped facial disc that frames their small-eyed face.
They are medium birds, mainly nocturnal, although sometimes they remain active in the afternoon or early in the morning. Generally more numerous in populated areas, feeding in agricultural areas.
They have a dark brown iris, distinctive white heart-shaped facial disc; His profile is thin and peculiar. Its body is grayish with golden brown above and below white dotted with little black dots.
It is a very silent bird, its hunting is mostly flying, beating the wings slowly and radiantly; He uses his facial disc as a receiving parable of sounds emitted by his prey. It moves from side to side usually with hanging legs.
In Amaru we have 2 specimens, they arrived in 2016, they were rescued by private individuals and donated them because they were still chicks, a specimen is in the falconry plan.
Threats: The main threat that this bird suffers is the loss of its habitat and fragmentation of feeding areas.
State of conservation:
• Minor concern (IUCN).
The Sayaca Tanager is widely distributed across South America, ranging from eastern Brazil and Bolivia to northern Argentina. It prefers open woodlands, gardens, and urban spaces, adapting well to human presence. Its diet consists of fruits, seeds, and insects, and it often forages in small flocks. While Sayaca Tanagers usually have a calm demeanor, this photograph reveals an unusual display of anger towards another tanager.
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La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Hepatic Tanager is the most widely distributed Piranga tanager, ranging from the southwest United States south to northern Argentina. Its English name is based on the liver-red color of the adult male from the northern part of the species' range; however, its scientific name, flava, meaning "yellow," derives from the original description, which is based on a female from Paraguay. These names reflect both a characteristic of the genus Piranga, marked sexual dichromatism, and the broad range of coloration, habitat, and behavior encompassed within the Hepatic Tanager as currently recognized.
Even though the Hepatic Tanager is currently considered one species, much evidence, including a recent study of molecular genetics, indicates that up to 3 species could be recognized, corresponding to the 3 groups of subspecies combined long ago. These groups and their respective species names are the Hepatic Tanager (P. hepatica) of montane pine-oak forests from the southwestern United States to Nicaragua, the Tooth-billed Tanager (P. lutea) of forest edges in foothills and mountains from Costa Rica to northern and western South America, and the Red Tanager (P. flava) of open woodlands of eastern and southeastern South America.
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Distributed in Africa from Lake Victoria southwards. Inhabits both savanna and woodland and is mainly carnivorous snatching its small-animal prey from the ground. This is the world's largest hornbill, measuring nearly 1.3 m long and weighing up to 6 kg. The 'boxing-glove' throat is red in the male and red and blue in the female.
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The European Kingfisher or Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, is widely distributed in Europe, Africa, and Asia. It is resident except in northern areas where the rivers freeze. It will then move to milder regions. In most of its European range it is the only kingfisher.
The general colour of the upper parts of the adult bird is bright metallic blue, cobalt on the back, and showing greenish reflections on the head and wings. The ear coverts and under parts are warm chestnut, the chin and sides of neck white.
The bill is blackish and reddish orange at the base; the legs are bright red with a dark blue stripe. In the young the bill is black. Length averages 19 cm (7.5 inches) and wings average 7.5 cm (2.95 inches).
The flight of the Kingfisher is rapid, the short rounded wings whirring until they appear a mere blur. It usually flies near the water, but during courtship the male chases the female through and over the trees with loud shrill whistles.
From February onwards the male has a trilling song, a modulated repetition of many whistles. He also signals with a whistle to the female when he is feeding her, this being his share of the nesting duties. This whistle is produced even when his bill is loaded with food, yet is clear and distinct. The female will reply and emerge from the nesting hole, and may fly to meet him, take the fish from him in the air, and return to the nest.
The bird has regular perches or stands from which it fishes. These may be a few inches or many feet above the water. It sits upright, its tail pointed downwards. It drops suddenly with a splash and usually returns at once with a struggling captive.
Large fish are beaten on a bough or rail; small fish and insects are promptly swallowed. A fish is usually lifted and carried by its middle, but its position is changed, sometimes by tossing it into the air, before it is swallowed head downwards.
The most widely distributed of its genus, the Amethyst Woodstar is found in a great variety of habitats throughout its circum-Amazonian distribution. The male is mainly bronzy green above with a prominently forked tail, white sides to the rump, and a striking amethyst-colored throat, bordered by a white breast band. The female has a green-spotted white throat, orange-rufous sides to the underparts, and a narrow white line behind the eye. The Amethyst Woodstar has been recorded taking the nectar of a large number of plant species, and at least occasionally the species hawks insects in flight. This woodstar is probably largely sedentary, but local movements potentially occur, though have yet to be proven. The species is usually not uncommon, but is rather rare and has perhaps declined in northeast Argentina, and is very poorly known in Colombia. Taken at Sítio Macuquinho, São Paulo.
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We were driving back to Dover from the lighthouse and this view popped into the windscreen well not quite this exact view as we would have ended up driving into a field!
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This very widely distributed member of the "Flycatcher" family can be spotted in a variety of habitats that supply open spaces and are near water. They are considered monogamous and mated pairs will return to the same territory in succeeding years. They are highly territorial and do possess an aggressive nature and will not hesitate to release that aggression on even large birds like crows and hawks.
On their breeding grounds they construct a nest made of weeds, twigs and grasses lined with fine root fibers, hair and fur usually located in a stump, fence post or elm where a mated pair will incubate 2 - 5 eggs for 14 - 18 days. They do have the ability to recognize and will remove parasitized eggs laid in their nest by other species.
While feeding they like to perch on an elevated limb where they can dart out and capture flying insects but will also glean insects from green foliage.
The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as the common barn owl, to distinguish it from other species in its family, Tytonidae, which forms one of the two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical owls (Strigidae). The barn owl is found almost everywhere in the world except polar and desert regions, in Asia north of the Himalaya, most of Indonesia, and some Pacific islands.
Phylogenetic evidence shows that there are at least three major lineages of barn owl, one in Europe, western Asia and Africa, one in southeast Asia and Australasia, and one in the Americas, and some highly divergent taxa on islands.
There is a considerable variation between the sizes and colour of the approximately 28 subspecies but most are between 33 and 39 cm (13 and 15 in) in length with wingspans ranging from 80 to 95 cm (31 to 37 in). The plumage on head and back is a mottled shade of grey or brown, the underparts vary from white to brown and are sometimes speckled with dark markings. The face is characteristically heart-shaped and is white in most subspecies. This owl does not hoot, but utters an eerie, drawn-out shriek.
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This zebra longwing was photographed in my butterfly habitat in my backyard.
From Wikipedia - The Zebra Longwing or Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia) is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the Nymphalidae. The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators.
The species is distributed across South and Central America and as far north as southern Texas and peninsular Florida; there are migrations north into other American states in the warmer months.
Zebra longwing adults roost communally at night in groups of up to 60 adults for safety from predators. The adult butterflies are unusual in feeding on pollen as well as on nectar; the pollen enables them to synthesize cyanogenic glycosides that make their bodies toxic to potential predators.
Caterpillars feed on various species of Passionflower, evading the plants' defensive trichomes by biting them off or laying silk mats over them. – Wikipedia
June 6, 2022 - South Central Nebraska US
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Just to the west of Odessa Nebraska...
As all of my cameras were pointed towards the supercell showing all that rotation. I really didn't pay attention to the storm that was coming in from the due north, until I paused to look that way.
2nd Storm was almost on top of my location. Luckily it was moving to the southeast & that meant I had a little time before the storm moved directly over.
This 2nd storm was outflow dominate. Producing this incredibly photogenic shelf cloud as in slow crept toward the city of Kearney.
This storm just kept getting photographically better by the minute. I had to flip 180s for a few mins as both storms was producing some insane storm photography!
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One of the best British birds I think to photograph, camera info
One of the barn owls to be seen on the coastline, is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds, except when you want to photograph one, then they just seem to go missing, camera info Sony A9-200-600mm-G-iso12800-sec-1/1000 #davenewbyphotos #davenewbyphotos.co.uk
Female - Facts: The Glittering-bellied Emerald is one of the most broadly distributed of southern South American hummingbirds, although it is unknown from Chile. From central Bolivia and E Brazil it ranges south to Uruguay and NC Argentina; it is the southernmost of the hummingbirds found in the eastern lowlands of southern South America. This is also the southernmost representative of a genus with many species; a classic feature of this genus is the orange-red bill with a dark tip. The Glittering-bellied Emerald is entirely shiny green throughout, although the throat and mid-belly are blue. As is typical the bill is orange-red with a dark tip. Males have an iridescent blue tail that is noticeably forked. Females are entirely different, showing green upperparts and off white to pale grayish underparts. Most distinctive is that the face is dark (sooty grey) and is outlined above by a white supercilium which curls down towards the neck sides, in the field it gives the impression of looking masked. As in the male, the bill is orange at the base and dark at the tip, although the orange is duller and more restricted. The tail of the female is broadly tipped white on the outer two rectrices, unlike that of the males; this is a typical pattern in many hummingbirds that the tail shape and pattern is often radically different between males and females. Females have a notched, rather than forked tail, but as in the males it shows a blue iridescence. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/glbeme1
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Widely distributed across Britain & Ireland all year round, this small finch is a species of open country and farmland.
UK Linnet numbers fell sharply between the late-1960s and the late-1980s. Since then, the decline has slowed, but the overall population trend is still on a downward trajectory. This negative trend is thought to be linked to increased nest failure associated with agricultural intensification. The Linnet has been on the UK Red List since 1996.
Linnets have an overall streaky brown appearance. Males have more distinctive plumage than females, with a grey head and pink patches on the forehead and chest. They also have a very melodious song. Linnets form big flocks during the winter months, sometimes mixing with other finches, combing the countryside in search of seeds to eat.
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Black-fronted Dotterel
Scientific Name: Elseyornis melanops
Description: The Black-fronted Dotterel is a small wader with a distinctive black face-mask and breast-band and prominent chestnut scapulars (shoulder feathers). In juveniles, the breast-band is initially absent but a brown band slowly appears as the bird develops. Legs are pink orange, and the bill is red with a black tip. The dark eye is ringed with red. In flight the wings look broad and the tail short, while the black and white contrast is striking. Flight is slow with almost hesitant wing beats. This species is also called the Black-fronted Plover.
Similar species: The adult and immature Black-fronted Dotterel are unmistakable, though the juvenile could be confused with the juvenile and immature Red-capped Plover.
Distribution: The Black-fronted Dotterel is widespread throughout Australasia.
Habitat: The Black-fronted Dotterel is found in the shallow margins of wetlands, lakes, rivers, sewage farms, storm drains and marshes. It is normally always near freshwater and is not often seen on the coast.
Seasonal movements: Breeding resident.
Feeding: The Black-fronted Dotterel eats small molluscs as well as aquatic and terrestrial insects. When it forages, it keeps its body horizontal while bobbing its head to look for food, often running then stopping suddenly to peck at food items.
Breeding: The Black-fronted Dotterel lays its eggs in a shallow scrape, often on pebbly ground and quite close to water. It may have more then one brood per year. Both parents incubate the eggs and look after the young.
Calls: Sharp 'tip' call, singular or repeated three or four times.
Minimum Size: 16cm
Maximum Size: 18cm
Average size: 17cm
Average weight: 32g
Breeding season: September to February
Clutch Size: 2 to 3 eggs
Incubation: 27 days
Nestling Period: 25 days
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The ringlet is a widely distributed species found throughout much of the Palearctic realm. In Europe it is common in most countries but absent from northern Scandinavia, peninsular Italy (found in northern Italy), Portugal, southern and central Spain (found in Cantabrian Mountains and the eastern Pyrenees), the Mediterranean islands and North Africa. In Greece it is found in northern regions (Macedonia, Thessaly). Beyond Europe it is found across much of temperate Asia including Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, China and Korea.
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Rainbow Of Nature Level 1 (R) awards = 19
Rainbow Of Nature Level 2 (O) awards = 27
Rainbow Of Nature Level 3 (Y) awards = 21
Rainbow Of Nature Level 4 (G) awards = 19
Rainbow Of Nature Level 5 (B) awards = 23
Rainbow Of Nature Level 6 (P) awards = 21
Rainbow Of Nature Level 7 (P) awards = 16
Total Rainbow Of Nature awards = 146
Total Rainbow Gallery awards = 0
(Nymphalis polychloros)
Once generally distributed throughout England and Wales, the Large Tortoiseshell is now thought to be extinct in the UK, and of the few specimens that are occasionally recorded, most are probably captive-bred releases. It has always been a butterfly whose numbers have fluctuated greatly, but is now more than 60 years since it appeared in large numbers and it seems unlikely the species will ever recover.
A butterfly of woodland edges and hedgerows that abound in elms, willows and poplars, it was already a rarity when Dutch Elm Disease appeared; this could only have worsened its plight. The Large Tortoiseshell is first seen in spring, after hibernating in hollow trees and log piles. A single brood is then produced which is on the wing in July and August. It is a powerful flier that visits a variety of flowers, but it especially likes the sap that oozes from tree wounds.
October 1, 2017 - Between Stockton & Glade Kansas, US
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It was my last hurrah for 2017.
Hwy 183 Northbound..
It took some time, and I didn't waste any to get back into position.
The winds were ferocious. I couldn't keep a steady shot. I jimmy rigged it and finally got it steady enough in the wind to get these final shots of the year.
It was worth my time and effort this day. Some of my best to end the 2017 Storm Chasing Season.
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Distributed from India to China and Southeast Asia. National bird of Bengal. Formerly classified as a thrush, now assigned to the Old World flycatcher family.
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The interior of Saint-Peter church from Macon is distributed in 3 naves, with a central nave in neo-Gothic style. The large organ in the choir, characterized by its neo-Gothic buffet, the work of Parisian organbuilder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, was installed in 1866.
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Eglise Saint-Pierre - une belle nef lumineuse
L'intérieur de l'église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon est distribué en 3 nefs, avec une nef centrale en style néo-gothique. Le grand orgue du chœur, caractérisé par son buffet néogothique, œuvre du facteur parisien Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, a été installé en 1866.
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Mâcon - South Burgundy - France / Mâcon - Bourgogne du Sud - France
Delaware Lackawanna RS32 #211 and C420 #414 rearrange cars at Valley Distributing and Storage before spotting a pair of boxcars at the customer on a snowy evening in South Scranton, PA. Cars are spotted inside the the huge brick warehouse on the right, accessible by a spur from both ends of the building but usually (if not always) the crew runs around their train here and spots cars from the other end from what is pictured.
Our local wood, Kent, Uk.
Theridiosoma gemmosum is a species of spider in the family Theridiosomatidae, known as Ray spiders. It is widely distributed in the Holarctic region. A small spider with a shiny globular abdomen, it constructs a conical orb web.
It is described as "rare" in northern Europe, including Great Britain and Ireland. It is usually found in damp habitats, among low-growing vegetation.
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May 7, 2016 - Hwy 365 North / North of Wray Colorado
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It has been an excellent start to the 2016 chase Season. Bonus was, that I had the day off and no commitments except for storm chasing. I was set for an Epic Day!
I ended up with well over 700 pic from this storm chasing event, but I've skimmed it down to about 100+. Truly this will become some of my best severe weather photography to date...
I was seriously late the game on this storm. But I was never out of the game. I had now positioned myself just to the North of Wray Colorado.
Strategically, you want to be to the south east, southwest for the best light... It's all about timing, and I thought it wouldn't produce till it was well west of my location. Giving me that perfect view of the backside rotation of the storm.
In my opinion, I found a perfect view, looking due south southeast. I ended up on the northwest side of the rotation. Dangerous yes...but this will eventually give me one excellent view of this tornado and all her glory.
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The eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescensis) is widely distributed in east North America and inhabits aquatic environments such as lakes, ponds and streams. The jeuvenile stage, known as an eft, is a land dwelling migratory phase and its bright orange colour serves to warn potential predators of its high toxity. The eft's toxin (called tetrodotoxin) is a potent neurotoxin and strong emetic. Efts may travel long distances to disperse the species and occupy new aquatic habitats.
For more information see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_newt
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www.dec.ny.gov/animals/67022.html
Photo taken September 2023, East Quebec.
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Lens: Meyer Optik Görlitz Oreston 50mm f1.8 M42 (1960's twin zebra version) fitted with improvised adapter, spacers and focusing helicoid.
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Distributed from Africa and southern Europe through West Asia to South Asia. Very large, with long, "coat hanger" neck, big kinked bill, and very long pinkish legs. Plumage at rest whitish with pale pink blush and some deep pink often visible on closed wings. Flies with long neck and legs extended, when deep pink-and-black wing pattern striking. (eBird)
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Oh, those awkward teenage months. This young flamingo is all long, spindly legs and knobbly knees. I didn't see another flamingo in such an exaggerated stance.
Ras al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, Dubai, UAE. March 2024.
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The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula. It prefers open woodland and savanna, and it is for the most part absent from treeless places. Usually found alone or in pairs, it perches at the tops of trees, poles or other high vantage points from where it can spot insects, amphibians and small birds moving about on the ground. Nesting takes place in a natural hole in a tree where a clutch of 2–4 eggs are laid, and incubated by both parents, who are extremely aggressive in defence of their nest, taking on raptors and other birds. During the breeding season the male will rise to a fair height (69 to 144 metres), descending in swoops and dives, while uttering harsh, discordant cries. The sexes do not differ in coloration, and juveniles lack the long tail streamers of adults. This species is unofficially considered the national bird of Kenya. Alternative names for the lilac-breasted roller include the fork-tailed roller, lilac-throated roller (also used for a subspecies of purple roller) and Mosilikatze's roller.
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The most widely distributed of all seal species, found in coastal waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the North Sea and the Baltic. From a Kodachrome slide.
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Thank you very much for the visit, faves and comments. Cheers....from a short holiday at Peregian. Peregian Beach is a small seaside town on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, at the southernmost point of the Noosa region. It is one of the few beach places close to Brisbane that has not been consumed by ugly high rise, high density living.
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A widely distributed duck species, it is often considered uncommon in our region. We see it often but always far from camera range to get any shots. This is far less common than the Lesser Whistling Ducks which we are seeing in 100's these days.
The bird is a medium sized duck and has a whistling kind of call. Fulvous describes the color (reddish-yellow). They are often confused with Lesser whistling ducks which are seen throughout the year in our region. However, Fulvous Ducks have white markings on both sides of the tail area, a grey patch around the neck, and the eye ring is grey compared to yellow for the Lesser Whistling ducks. These are thought to be nocturnal ducks and active at nights.
While at the grassland during the weekend, more than 500 birds (these + Lesser + Spot Billed ducks + Swamphens + Ibises) all flew suddenly filling the sky much to my joy. I waded into the ankle deep waterlogged fields and wondered if I caused that - though I was skeptical. After 10 mins, found the answer, a Red Necked Falcon was hunting and it caught a babbler. It must have been nesting in the area and caused these ducks to take flight while doing a pass.
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Stroud Canal.
Widely distributed on lowland rivers and still-waters, the Kingfisher is a species whose fortunes have waxed and waned. Numbers are impacted by severe winter weather, and this may be the main driver of change, but changing water quality and availability of favoured prey may also play a role. (BTO).
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Montemerano, uno dei Borghi Più Belli d'Italia - Montemerano, one of The Most Beautiful Villages In Italy
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A widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family. The scientific name comes from the Greek meaning 'strap foot' or 'thong foot. In some regions it is also called the Pied Stilt. They are great fun to watch and walk gracefully with delicate but long steps. They have the longest legs proportional to their size of any bird. Its long slender bill is used to snatch at tiny insects in the air and amongst the surrounding vegetation.
S'Albufera, Majorca
Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, Raja Udang
The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa. In temperate regions, this kingfisher inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. This species is resident in areas where the climate is mild year-round, but must migrate after breeding from regions with prolonged freezing conditions in winter. Most birds winter within the southern parts of the breeding range, but smaller numbers cross the Mediterranean into Africa or travel over the mountains of Malaysia into Southeast Asia. Kingfishers migrate mainly at night, and some Siberian breeders must travel at least 3,000 km between the breeding sites and the wintering areas. The common kingfisher hunts from a perch 1–2 m above the water, on a branch, post or riverbank, bill pointing down as it searches for prey. It bobs its head when food is detected to gauge the distance, and plunges steeply down to seize its prey usually no deeper than 25 cm below the surface. The wings are opened under water and the open eyes are protected by the transparent third eyelid. The bird rises beak-first from the surface and flies back to its perch.
Raja Udang atau Common Kingfisher adalah ‘common’ di kawasan negara sejuk di utara tetapi tidaklah ‘common’ di sini. Ianya hanya boleh didapati apabila tiba musim sejuk di utara menyebabkan spesis ini bermigrasi ke kawasan panas seperti Malaysia. Pada masa ini kebanyakan Raja Udang baru tiba dan boleh didapati menghuni kawasan kawasan berair memburu ikan ikan kecil dan makhluk air yang lain. Ia boleh didapati bertenggek di ranting menjulur ke air sebelum menjunam ke dalam air menangkap ikan, timbul semula dengan ikan di paruh sebelum kembali bertenggek di ranting tadi untuk memakan ikan tersebut.
Many species of Thraupis tanagers are widely-distributed, but the Azure-shouldered Tanager occurs only in the Atlantic forest region of southeastern Brazil, from Espírito Santo south to Rio Grande do Sul. Its distribution overlaps that of the Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca), but the Azure-shouldered Tanager is larger with a heavier bill, has deep blue wing coverts, and a buffy belly. The Azure-shouldered Tanager forages in humid forest, at forest edge, and in adjacent second growth, but in general it is more closely associated with forest than is the Sayaca Tanager. The diet of the Azure-shouldered Tanager includes both fruit and arthropods. doi.org/10.2173/bow.azstan1.01
Conservation Status: Near Threatened.
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Having distributed more wildflower seed last autumn and gained a few extra flowers this summer, I thought job done. Not so. This campion is clearly confused. Normally a spring flower, our autumn seems to be similar.
Myself thinks any extra colour at this time of year a good thing
Created for EXPLORE Worthy - REMIX THIS PIX 28 (2021 Art)
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Snow landscape with thanks, from Markus Trienke.
All elements purchased from DS.
Texture - Kiwi Bokeh Delight, mine.
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Kansas City Southern ES44AC #4715 hammers away at the rear end of a unit sand train on Canadian National's Missabe Sub, disappearing into the blowing snow.
Man this was a cold shot. The angle looking the other way, of the train coming at me, can be seen here: flic.kr/p/2ojmADc
February 2023
Payne, MN.