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Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly sipping nectar from canada goldenrod (Solidago canadiensis) flower.
Przestrojnik jurtina (Maniola jurtina) spijający nektar z kwiatu nawłoci kanadyjskiej (Solidago canadiensis).
Meadow pipit seen on Hilbre Island in the Dee Estuary
Meadow pipit numbers in the UK have been declining since the mid-1970s, resulting in this species being included on the amber list of conservation concern.
Hilbre Island is the largest of a group of three islands at the mouth of the estuary of the River Dee, the border between England and Wales at this point.
This group of islands is cut off from the mainland by the tide for up to 5 hours out of every 12 hours. I had a great trip out with the Leigh Ornithological Society (LOS). Over 20 of us walked the 2 miles out to the island and spent the day there. A tougher walk back once the tide had gone out because of the strong head wind but the RNLI were there to make sure all returned safely to the mainland.
I very much appreciated the invitation by my friend Joan to join them for the day, grand company and my knowledge of birds has certainly improved thanks to this knowledgeable fun group!
Thank you Joan for your kind hospitality and a brilliant Hilbre Island experience. :))
Today I took a walk to Lytham ST Annes dunes and to the nature reserve which is just over the road where I saw water rail ,meadow pipit and teal.
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(Sq Crop).. A rather tattered.. 'Gatekeeper'.. 'Pyromania tithonus'.. oh what I think is 'Hawkweed'.... but stand to be corrected.. Full Canvas
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Mixed series of five. The Meadow Pipit was particularly obliging perching on a bush instead of hiding in the grass.
The Meadow Brown is a very common butterfly around here but I'm happy about every butterfly I see, even the most common ones. One of the advantages of the Meadow Browns is that they pose nicely for photos. :)
This scene was so surreal, it honestly looked like these two young bucks were grazing in a meadow in heaven itself.
I think the past few weeks have been my longest time ever unable to get out with the camera, or spend much time online, but I was pleased to find this one hidden away on a memory card from the summer.
Looking forward to time off work soon, and maybe some frosty mornings!
New Paltz meadow, in the beautiful Hudson Valley. DSC03727ADJ3_16x10_RS_pregamma_0.39_mantiuk06_contrast_mapping_0.35_saturation_factor_0.99_detail_factor_5.9
I had a discussion recently on Flickr about the identification of Meadow pipits by the length of the hind claw, that you normally cannot see as they spend most of their time in grass. But if you zoom in on the right leg of this Meadow pipit you can see the unusually long hind-claw characteristic of this species.
Meadow Pipit is a very common breeding bird in grassland and moorland habitats throughout Britain. There are currently about 2.5 million breeding pairs, though that has dropped considerably over the past 25 years. Meadow Pipit is also found in Britain throughout the year.
The scientific name of Meadow Pipit is Anthus pratensis. Anthus was a small grassland bird mentioned by Pliny and pratensis means of the meadow. I photographed this Meadow Pipit in the Peak District Moors a few days ago. It perched photogenically on a boulder giving me a nice clean background.
Pitt Meadows, BC
Pitt Meadows is a city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada and a member municipality in Metro Vancouver. Incorporated in 1914, it has a land area of 32.97 square miles.
History:
Aboriginal people resided in the Pitt Meadows area approximately 1000 years ago. James McMillan explored the area in 1874.
Europeans started a settlement known as Bonson's Landing in the area in the 1870s. Early settlers were mostly Anglo-Saxon until after 1910. The municipality takes its name from the Pitt River and Pitt Lake. The word "Pitt" is of Dutch origin from the term "pitt polder" meaning converted wetlands and is related to the Dutch dyke building company and Dutch farming community of this area in the mid-1900s.
The river, the lake and the settlement were apparently named for British prime minister William Pitt the Younger.
The Municipality of Maple Ridge, which included the Pitt Meadows area, was incorporated in 1874. In 1885, the Canadian Pacific Railway was constructed through Pitt Meadows to Port Moody, British Columbia.
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Meadow Pipit on a stone wall - I think the cheeky chappie with the slightly punk hairdo, in the shot below, must have been it's youngster. The pair were hopping around on the wall together and the younger one looked like it was waiting to be fed.