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Up close and personal with a female Mallard Duck. She landed about 8 feet behind me, she was voicing her displeasure to the two males pursuing her. After I fired off a few photos she took flight with the two males in hot pursuit. Photo taken at Klineline Pond, Vancouver, Washington this Spring.
The sunbirds are small, slender passerines from the Old World.They are found through most of Africa to the Middle East, South Asia, South-east Asia and southern China, to Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia. Species diversity is highest in equatorial regions.There are 132 species in 15 genera.Like the unrelated New World hummingbirds, to which sunbirds are often compared, sunbirds have long and slender, highly curved bills, tube-shaped tongues, and feed primarily on nectar and small insects.Sunbirds have lifespan up to 16 years.They ranges in size from the 5-gram black-bellied sunbird to the spectacled spiderhunter, at about 45 grams.Many species are brightly colored and have a metallic sheen. Males are usually more brightly colored than females.Their flight is fast and direct, thanks to their short wings.Sunbirds have lifespan up to 16 years.They ranges in size from the 5-gram black-bellied sunbird to the spectacled spiderhunter, at about 45 grams.Many species are brightly colored and have a metallic sheen. Males are usually more brightly colored than females.Their flight is fast and direct, thanks to their short wings.
Another photo of the Merlin that decided to visit my yard. This was taken in low light because it was snowing, through a window and with a camera held by shaky hands because I was so excited to see it. Taken in Calgary, Alberta.
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Conocephalus discolor, also called Conocephalus fuscus. The Long-Winged Conehead.
Amazingly i found several Conehead nymphs in the garden last summer.
This is a female nymph, very small.
Female Stonechat looking all around to see what she can do
Hey! look over there, ... there's another one!
A female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar! She chose our Purple Amistad Salvia for her nectar snack. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2300 meters above sea level.
Erythrodiplax is a large Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. These small to medium-sized skimmers are commonly known as Dragonlets.
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The female village weaver (ploceus cucullatus), though still a colourful bird, lacks the all-over bright yellow colouring of the male. Photographed in Trou D'Eau Douce, Mauritius.
A darling female Rufous Hummingbird sipping nectar from our Hosta Spikes last summer. She was resting on one of the blooms to conserve a little engery while fueling up with nectar. I have seen a couple male Rufous Hummingbirds already, I can't wait until the females arrive. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington, on July 24, 2024.
A female Northern Harrier was hunting the dikes for her next meal! Photo taken at Steigerwald Lake NWR.
While male mallards, with their lustrous green heads, white neck collars, and chestnut breast feathers, are instantly identifiable to bird experts and nonexperts alike, the same cannot be said for female mallards. From a distance, females may be easily confused with several other large pale brown ducks
Unfortunately, this poor Barn Owl succumbed to the relentless high winds and torrential rain, that we have been getting over the past few weeks. She was found in a dutch barn and the reason for her death was starvation. It is one of the most common causes for Barn Owls in bad weather. Barn Owls hunt over open ground, listening for their prey in the grasses etc, they cannot do this in continuous wind and rain, as their feathers are not waterproof and they are unable to hear their prey.....Very Sad.
CaloptĆ©ryx splendide (anciennement Agrion Ć©clatant), est une espĆØce d'insecte odonate du sous-ordre des zygoptĆØres ou demoiselles qui ne comprend, en Europe, qu'un seul genre, Calopteryx.
Le Calopteryx Ć©clatant adulte a une taille de 6 Ć 7 cm d'envergure.
On observe une large bande vert bleutĆ© trĆØs foncĆ©e sur les ailes des mĆ¢les.
Les femelles ont les ailes verdĆ¢tres.
Splendid Calopteryx (formerly Agrion brilliant), is a species of odonate insect suborder zygoptera or damselflies which includes, in Europe, only one genus, Calopteryx.
The bright adult Calopteryx is 6 to 7 cm wingspan.
There is a wide, very dark blue-green band on the wings of males.
Females have greenish wings.
Curlews and Godwits show some sexual differences in bill length with females generally having longer bills. However, there is some overlap but this individual has got an extraordinarily long bill so my money is on it being a female
Female House Sparrow. Passer domesticus
My quest for decent sparrow shots during the lockdown continues.
This bird comes daily to my feeders here in NE Oklahoma to eat bird seed. I thought they were strictly insectivores? Has anyone else ever observed this behavior from Tanagers?
Spent all day in the backyard testing out my 90D that I just got back from Canon for the second time....I think there's an improvement!!
Less showy than her male counterpart, the female Black Redstart is a charming, subtly beautiful little bird. Very often choosing to inhabit urban areas, her choice of nest site will sometimes bring them into close proximity to people.
During a photography shoot in Hungary, we were lucky enough to have a pair nesting in an old barn, next to the villa where we were staying. The barn was being renovated & despite constant interruptions from the building works, the birds seemed undaunted, flying in over the builders heads to feed their young.
June 2017.