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A favorite educational ambassador bird. This, once injured, unreleasable, beautiful European Barn Owl, sits patiently amongst the Spring flowers. She is much more comfortable up in the trees, but has been lovingly trained and occasionally tolerates "ground activities" for a few minutes. The flowers in the shot are commonly known as Gaillardia or Firewheel or Blanket Flower.
taken today while this female was keeping an eye on the male
it is worthwhile to double-click
also called Common Stonechat or Stonechat
saxicola rubicola
roodborsttapuit
tarier pΓ’tre
Schwarzkehlchen
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A male bird of this beautiful but skittish woodpecker species and one of my favorite European birds.
It spends a lot of time on the ground searching for ants, its main food source.
picus viridis
groene specht
pic vert
GrΓΌnspecht
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The edible frog (Pelophylax kl. esculentus) is a name for a common European frog, also known as the common water frog or green frog
Chloris chloris, verdone Italy
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The edible frog (Pelophylax kl. esculentus) is a name for a common European frog, also known as the common water frog or green frog
The European peacock, more commonly known simply as the peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. It was formerly classified as the only member of the genus Inachis (the name is derived from Greek mythology, meaning Io, the daughter of Inachus. It should not be confused or classified with the "American peacocks" in the genus Anartia; these are not close relatives of the Eurasian species. The peacock butterfly is resident in much of its range, often wintering in buildings or trees. It therefore often appears quite early in spring. The peacock butterfly has figured in research in which the role of eyespots as an anti-predator mechanism has been investigated.[5] The peacock is expanding its range and is not known to be threatened. The butterfly has a wingspan of 50 to 55 mm. The base colour of the wings is a rusty red,
This ringed Robin has held this territory since at least 2019 so it getting on a bit. We haven't ringed there since before COVID. I've photographed him a few times in the intervening years
Vespula germanica (European wasp, German wasp, or German yellowjacket) is a species of wasp found in much of the Northern Hemisphere, native to Europe, Northern Africa, and temperate Asia.
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher.
The European herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull One of the best known of all gulls along the shores of western Europe, it was once abundant.