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Oriental White Eye ( Zosterops palpebrosus) are small about 8–9 cm long with yellowish olive upper parts, a white eye ring, yellow throat and vent. The belly is whitish grey but may have yellow in some subspecies. The sexes look similar. About eleven subspecies are well recognised.They forage in small groups, feeding on nectar and small insects. They are easily identified by the distinctive white eye-ring and overall yellowish upperparts.
An amazingly colorful sunset over Lake Norman, North Carolina near the city of Charlotte. The news a said the recent wave of Saharan Dust would have the potential for brilliant sunrises and sunsets and they were right on point this time.
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Coppersmith barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) has crimson forehead and throat which is best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer. It is a resident found in the Indian subcontinent. Like other barbets, they chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take sometimes insects, especially winged termites.The red forehead, yellow eye-ring and throat patch with streaked underside and green upperparts, it is fairly distinctive. Juveniles are duller and lack the red patches. The sexes are alike
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Lee Turkey Farm has been established since 1868, and has been worked by seven generations of the same family.
There, in addition to getting the best products from East Windsor, in my opinion, you can see the most beautiful sunsets, which I have been seeing since 2000 when I came to live in this area.
I invite you to come and enjoy this fascinating place.
Lee Turkey Farm está establecida desde el año 1868, y ha sido trabajada por siete generaciones de la misma familia.
Allí además de conseguir los mejores productos de East Windsor, en mi opinión, se pueden observar los más bellos atardeceres, los cuales he venido viendo desde el año 2000 cuando vine a residir en esta zona.
Los invito a pasar, y disfrutar, de este fascinante lugar.
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Bird in frame-
Coppersmith Barbet
(Psilopogon haemacephalus)
Shot on Canon 90D + Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary
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Binomial name
Calliope calliope
The Siberian Rubythroat adult male in breeding plumage has olive-brown upperparts from crown to tail. The greater wing- coverts are tipped buff, forming a narrow wingbar. The primaries are edged cinnamon.
On the underparts, chin and throat are red. Upper breast and sides of lower throat are brownish-grey, whereas centre of breast, belly and undertail-coverts are whitish. The flanks are washed olive-buff.
On the head, the crown is olive-brown. Eyebrow and malar stripe are white and lores are black. The malar stripe is bordered with black.
The bill is blackish with paler base of lower mandible. The eyes are dark brown. Legs and feet are greyish-pink.
The Siberian Rubythroat feeds primarily on insects and larvae including ants, wasps, beetles, mosquitoes, bugs and spiders. It also consumes aquatic prey such as molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic insects caught along the seashore on passage during migration.
I've not managed to capture an image of a dung fly before...I didn't even know what he was until I got home and researched it. Now I'm a little grossed out
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Bird in frame-
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
(Merops philippinus)
Shot on Canon 90D + Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary
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Binomial name
Glareola lactea
This bird has short legs, long pointed wings and a short tail. Its short bill is an adaptation to aerial feeding. On the ground, it looks mainly pale grey (hence lactea, milky). The crown of the head is brown.
The wings are grey above with black primaries and black and white bars at the rear edge of the inner flight feathers. The underwings are mainly black. The tail is white with a black terminal triangle. The belly is white.
Puffins – or, more specifically, the Atlantic Puffin – are a breed of seabirds found in Ireland, Scotland, and other regions of Northern Europe. They have a wingspan of roughly 47 – 63 cm (18 – 25 inches) and can reach about 20 cm (8 inches) in height.
Both females and males are nearly identical in colouring. In the summer, puffins are black on the back with a white underside, and they have a large orange beak with clownish orange webbed feet. However, the triangular orange bill that puffins are known for is actually a mating season accessory. In fact, puffins shed this extra part of beak during the winter season.
Once ready to begin breeding, male and female puffins form long-term pairs – sometimes breeding for life – and both parents help raise offspring. Each year, females lay a single egg, which the parents keep warm in their brood patches (more or less a featherless patch of skin on certain types of birds during the breeding season where eggs are kept warm).
Baby puffins are called pufflings, and look a bit like a creme egg! Born in spring month, they are brown and white and very fluff. Puffin parents feed their young with fresh fish, carrying beaks full of fish back to the burrow where the puffling lives. Once the puffling chicks become independent, they spend the better part of their youth far at sea, only returning to land about five years later to find a mate and start breeding themselves. An Atlantic puffin’s lifespan is about 20 years.
The peregrine falcon is Ireland's fastest and most impressive bird of prey, capable of diving speeds exceeding 240 mph. Widespread across the island, they can be spotted year-round on rugged coastal cliffs, near inland mountains, and increasingly on tall buildings and cathedrals in major cities like Dublin and Belfast.
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head. The Peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over 320 km/h during its characteristic hunting stop, making it the fastest bird in the world, as well as the fastest member of the animal kingdom. It has a body length of 34 to 58 cm and a wingspan from 74 to 120 cm. The male and female have similar markings and plumage, but as in many birds of prey the peregrine falcon displays marked sexual dimorphism in size.
A colorful sunset engulfed this scene on Lake Norman, NC
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A breathtaking portrait of a giraffe bathed in the golden hues of the Namibian wilderness. Its elegant form and gentle gaze capture the essence of Africa’s untamed beauty.
Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark (Eremopterix griseus) is sparrow sized with a finch-like bill and short legs, these birds are usually seen sitting on the ground, and although they will sometimes perch on wires they do not perch in trees or bushes. The male is sandy brown overall with a black belly, chin, lower lores and eye stripe. The top of the head is ashy (although the base of these crown feathers are dark) unlike the dark brown to black in the black-crowned sparrow-lark which partly overlaps with the range of this species in the arid zone of India and Pakistan. The female is pale brown and very similar to a female house sparrow, although the legs are much shorter and appearing stockier and shorter-necked. They forage on the ground for seeds and insects. When disturbed they will sometimes crouch and take to flight. They will take fallen grain in fields. They roost at night on the ground, making small depressions in the soil.
A stunning, long path lined with ancient live oak trees draped in spanish moss in the warm, late afternoon near Savannah, Georgia.
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Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis) is about 26–27 cm long and breast is brownish and not blue as in the European Roller. The crown and vent are blue. The primaries are deep purplish blue with a band of pale blue. The tail is sky blue with a terminal band of Prussian blue and the central feathers are dull green. The neck and throat are purplish lilac with white shaft streaks. The bare patch around the eye is ochre in colour. The three forward toes are united at the base.It has long and compressed bill with a curved upper edge and a hooked tip. The nostril is long and exposed and there are long rictal bristles at the base of the bill.It is best known for its aerobatic displays of males during the breeding season. It is often seen perched along roadside trees and wires and are commonly seen in open grassland and scrub forest habitats. It is not migratory, but undertakes some seasonal movements.
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While I was photographing an Indian Cormorant, This beautiful fellow landed too close to me & opened up its wings to soak up some morning Sun.
Shrikes generally use their hooked beak to crack prey's skull, and impale the victim on sharp objects, like thorns or barbed wire.
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Binomial name
Glareola lactea
This bird has short legs, long pointed wings and a short tail. Its short bill is an adaptation to aerial feeding. On the ground, it looks mainly pale grey (hence lactea, milky). The crown of the head is brown.
The wings are grey above with black primaries and black and white bars at the rear edge of the inner flight feathers. The underwings are mainly black. The tail is white with a black terminal triangle. The belly is white.
I wish , I could have a better angle to shoot this at eye level .
Standing at top of jeep’s last pole and that too for many hours is not a joke !
Working rigorously in Himalayas with lots of treks and climbs helped us a lot in getting those physical levels .
World is going crazy with AI tools and each day spending more time in post processing and becoming post processing gurus !
A sincere advise- spend more time in field and get maximum out of those gears , later for touch ups there are endless tools . But if you spend more time in simply correcting a badly clicked shot - you will spend most of the time in processing.
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Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) is typically darker above and paler below, with a white rump and whiter underparts with less orange on the breast. The male in breeding plumage has black upperparts and head, a conspicuous white collar, scapular patch and rump, and a restricted area of orange on the throat. Female has pale brown upperparts and head, white neck patches (not a full collar), and a pale, unstreaked pinkish-yellow rump. Males in winter plumage are intermediate between summer males and females, with a supercilium resembling the whinchat from this species and the female it can be distinguished by the full white collar.