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A juvenile Gyrfalcon trying to get the attention of the parent coming in with a prey. Photograph taken with permission from the Environment Agency of Iceland.
This is an uncommon bird seen in our region just for a few months towards end of rainy season and early winter. I think it migrates inward for nesting and then flies back to the home turf soon after. The birds coincides its arrival with the rainy season and it seems to have a preference for the foggy wet climate. The native range is also similar in weather.
The birds sightings are sporadic and think it is not a well-researched bird. Some of my more knowledgeable friends think its a native bird in our region, but that it is impossible to sight. I am not sure since no one ever saw it outside of Q3 in this place.
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
A small little swallow that is mostly flying around. The birds are just out of their breeding season and hence there are good numbers now. They tend to congregate together and we saw several making slow flight over the fields seemingly enjoying the breeze.
The birds grab insects while flying - something we noticed happening in front of us too. But couldn't get a shot of since the breeze picked up shortly thereafter.
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
La Calanque de Sormiou est une des calanques de Marseille les plus connues. Située dans le 9ème arrondissement de Marseille, elle vous offre un paysage à couper le souffle et une grande plage de sable !
Sormiou abrite quelques maisonnettes qui sont apparues au début du XXème siècle pour entreposer les barques de pêcheurs : les cabanons. Au fil du temps ces cabanons sont devenus des lieux de villégiature très prisés et recherchés par les Marseillais.
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Tanneron, avec ses vingt-deux hameaux nichés au coeur du massif du même nom, est le plus vaste territoire arboré de mimosa tant cultivé que sauvage en France, de véritables forêts jaunes de petites boules duveteuses, et si belles à voir dans leur environnement naturel. De décembre à mars, l’abondante floraison de mimosa vous réservera une surprise parfumée, grisante, d’or et de lumière un enchantement.(source route du mimosa.fr)
Tanneron, with its twenty-two hamlets nestled in the heart of the massif of the same name, is the largest area planted with both cultivated and wild mimosa in France, real yellow forests of small fluffy balls, and so beautiful to see in their natural environment. . From December to March, the abundant flowering of mimosa will reserve you a fragrant surprise, exhilarating, golden and light an enchantment. (source route du mimosa.fr)
We need to encourage more bees in to our gardens! All it takes is to plant more bee loving flowers in our garden, like Cerinthe, which i am told by the bees is a favourite of theirs :)
#beesmakeitgreen
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Vulcano Etna, eruzione presso la bocca attiva sulla sella sul Cratere di Sudest. 27 Febbraio 2017.
Volcano Etna, Southeast Crater.
February 27th, 2017.
The forest department had set up small water troughs (20 cms diameter) in the forest for small birds - while they set up large water troughs (15 - 20 feet diameter) on the ground for animals. As summer comes, these become quite busy and are a great place for sightings.
The White Bellied Blue flycatcher is another endemic of the Malabar forest in India and a pretty serious looking detective type of bird that stares suspiciously for a long time. This was a lifer and on the first day, I was amazed by the birds ability to sit and stare for minutes together without moving.
And in the background was a Brown Cheeked Fulvetta - a small super active bird found much of the subcontinent. They are social birds that are seen in flocks and known for their loud calls.
As soon as the Fulvetta came to the water trough - it was like a kid - lets have fun - dived straight into the water and was making merry. The flycatcher though landed on the edge and stared at the photographers like a minute before slowly taking a dip. I used the opportunity to take a long exposure shot 1/10 sec and am quite happy with the outcome!
Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
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A colorful old tractor who spend it`s retirement out on an island at the ocean's edge
World War 2 radar facility disguised as a water tower.
Now deemed to be an unsafe/dangerous structure.
LR3966 © Joe O'Malley
Whimbrel
The Hudsonian Whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America. This species and the Eurasian whimbrel have recently been split, although some taxonomic authorities still consider them to be conspecific.
The Whimbrel is a migratory bird, wintering on coasts in southern North America and South America. It is also a coastal bird during migration. It is fairly gregarious outside the breeding season.
In the mangroves of Colombia, whimbrel roost sites are located in close proximity to feeding territories and away from potential sources of mainland predators, but not away from areas of human disturbance.
Numenius, the genus assigned to Whimbrel, means “new moon” in Greek, a reference to the bird’s bill shape, which resembles a crescent moon.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudsonian_whimbrel
The Cornell Lab: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Whimbrel/id
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also called Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west, Nepal in the north, Sumatra in the south, and to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognised—E. m. maximus from Sri Lanka, E. m. indicus from mainland Asia and E. m. sumatranus from the island of Sumatra. The Asian elephant is the largest living land animal in Asia. Since 1986, the Asian elephant has been listed as Endangered. It is primarily threatened by loss of habitat, habitat degradation, fragmentation and poaching. In 2003, the wild population was estimated at between 41,410 and 52,345 individuals. Female captive elephants have lived beyond 60 years when kept in semi-natural surroundings, such as forest camps. In zoos, Asian elephants die at a much younger age; captive populations are declining due to a low birth and high death rate. In general, the Asian elephant is smaller than the African bush elephant and has the highest body point on the head. Tusks serve to dig for water, salt, and rocks, to debark and uproot trees, as levers for maneuvering fallen trees and branches, for work, for display, for marking trees, as weapon for offence and defence, as trunk-rests, and as protection for the trunk. 26628
Who can blame a young turkey for not feeling festive today?
But to all my Flickr friends who celebrate the day, Happy Thanksgiving!
A colorful bird that is common throughout the country and is the state bird for many South Indian States. These are found all the way to the Middle East and are easily identified by their unique colors. The are about 30-35 cms tall and often sighted perched on power lines, fence posts and sometimes on grass bales in the countryside.
The birds hunt insects like beetles, grasshoppers and dragonflies. Sometimes they are seen on the ground in the grass picking up insects. They are not social birds and sightings are of solitary birds or at best two of them. During our last weekend trip to a grassland, sighted one of them foraging in the grassland. It flew to various trees sometimes coming to the ground and catching insects.
Thank you very much in advance for your views, faves and feedback.
In North America, Barn Swallows are spring time arrivals from their South American winter. Although their flight acrobatics are extraordinary, their colours and markings are equally noteworthy. From Cornell: "The Barn Swallow is the most abundant and widely distributed swallow species in the world. It breeds throughout the Northern Hemisphere and winters in much of the Southern Hemisphere." www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barn_Swallow/overview
A passage migrant to India that is seen for maybe a month and half during Sep/Oct. This roller migrates from Europe / Central Asia to Africa and the vast majority of birds cross the Mediterranean I believe and make way down South. But the ones from Central Asia / Iran / Pakistan, make their way to India, rest there for a short while, gather energy and then fly to Africa over the Arabian Sea flying a couple of days non-stop. Wikipedia notes a record of a European Roller in a plane hit over the Arabian Sea. The behaviour is similar to the Common Cuckoo which also has a similar migratory pattern.
I was trying to get a decent shot of the bird for over 3 years and finally was able to some fantastic shots. The bird was very cooperative and gave us a lot of time. It suddenly landed on this perch very close to us, and when it took off quickly, I missed most of the flight, but managed to grab a few 8K shots like this one.
Thanks for all your views and feedback - much appreciated.
Owly sulpher at sunrise. The owlfly belongs to the order Neuroptera, which also includes the antlion and the green lacewing. There are a few hundred species in the relatively unknown family of owlflies, with only a few species occurring in Europe. However, to a layman, all species have a strange appearance; a cross between a fly, a butterfly, and a dragonfly. The Germans call this species Libellen-Schmetterlingshaft (dragonfly-butterfly-owlfly). No species are found in the Netherlands and Belgium, but the common owlfly is quite common in warmer areas in southern Europe.
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Non possiamo chiedere ai governi di fare qualcosa per il futuro del nostro pianeta se poi noi per primi ci comportiamo male ...
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A long distance migratory bird species from Europe / Parts of Asia and some of them winter in South East Asia / Parts of Australia. They are migrants in our region and seen in good numbers around March / April and when they are making their journey to their destinations.
The past couple of years we are not seeing them much, but the last winter maybe around 20 of them were seen in a lake just 20 mins from my place. During last winter there were huge flocks of other waders birds still around and the place is perfect for photography with the light exactly behind the photographer in the mornings. Another a couple of weeks almost all those waders disappeared - now there are only Stilts and cormorants in that place.
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Aerial view Late afternoon in the Grand Canyon Arizona. Taken with a Nikon D300 nd 28-105mm Nikkor lens. All my published books, available world wide, can be viewed here:
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Welcome to to the beach, a haven for dog walkers and coffee drinkers. A special congratulations on picking up your dog mess, only to lob it into the dunes and leave it in a bag for the next hundred years. Shame on you........
Many people associate lions with the grasslands of the Masai Mara or Serengeti. While those areas are great for seeing lions, there are also other environments where they can be seen. This image was captured in the Chobe National Park, Botswana during an extended drought in August 24.
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Little detour again on the way to work this morning. Taken from Stamps Road, Macclesfield. Been eyeing off the scene for a while but haven't quite captured what I'm after.