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At SM Cebu.
Test shot. No battery used so shutter speed fixed at 1/500th of a second.
* Yashica Electro 35 GSN, on an expired Fujicolor Superia 100
Just specks in the sky, but what a wondrous thing to see. Common cranes which have overwintered in Spain start their journey over the Pyrenees back to their nesting sites . We were lucky enough to witness these migrations on a number of occasions .
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Snow Geese / Oies des neiges / Chen caerulescens
Baie-du-Febvre, located on the southern shore of Lac Saint-Pierre (a UNESCO biosphere reserve), is well known as a haven for migrating snow geese. Many birdwatching enthusiasts congregate there in spring and fall to observe them. The town takes great pride in this aspect of its natural heritage, and has established an interpretation centre to teach visitors about the geese, their migration and the local biosphere.
Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec, Canada
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while it's pretty cool being in the midst of the Monarch migration photo's don't really do it justice.....i spent more time in the goldenrods chasing the individuals while at Wendy Park on Monday
A few shorebird species in migration have arrived in the Ottawa area.... love capturing these little guys.
The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America.
It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions. Breeding adults have light grey upperparts, white to very light grey underparts, a black cap, orange-red legs, and a narrow pointed bill. Depending on the subspecies, the bill may be mostly red with a black tip or all black.
There are several similar species, including the partly sympatric Arctic tern, which can be separated on plumage details, leg and bill colour, or vocalisations.
The nominate subspecies of the common tern is 31–35 cm (12–14 in) long, including a 6–9 cm (2.4–3.5 in) fork in the tail, with a 77–98 cm (30–39 in) wingspan. It weighs 110–141 g (3.9–5.0 oz). Breeding adults have pale grey upperparts, very pale grey underparts, a black cap, orange-red legs, and a narrow pointed bill that can be mostly red with a black tip, or all black, depending on the subspecies.
The common tern's upper wings are pale grey, but as the summer wears on, the dark feather shafts of the outer flight feathers become exposed, and a grey wedge appears on the wings. The rump and tail are white, and on a standing bird the long tail extends no further than the folded wingtips, unlike the Arctic and roseate terns in which the tail protrudes beyond the wings. There are no significant differences between the sexes.
In non-breeding adults, the forehead and underparts become white, the bill is all black or black with a red base, and the legs are dark red or black. The upper wings have an obvious dark area at the front edge of the wing, the carpal bar. Terns that have not bred successfully may moult into non-breeding adult plumage beginning in June, though late July is more typical, with the moult suspended during migration. There is also some geographical variation; Californian birds are often in non-breeding plumage during migration.
Juvenile common terns have pale grey upper wings with a dark carpal bar. The crown and nape are brown, and the forehead is ginger, wearing to white by autumn. The upper parts are ginger with brown and white scaling, and the tail lacks the adult's long outer feathers.
Birds in their first post-juvenile plumage, which normally remain in their wintering areas, resemble the non-breeding adult, but have a duskier crown, dark carpal bar, and often very worn plumage. By their second year, most young terns are either indistinguishable from adults, or show only minor differences such as a darker bill or white forehead.
The common tern is an agile flyer, capable of rapid turns and swoops, hovering, and vertical take-off. When commuting with fish, it flies close to the surface in a strong head wind, but 10–30 m (33–98 ft) above the water in a following wind.
Unless migrating, normally it stays below 100 m (330 ft), and averages 30 km/h (19 mph) in the absence of a tail wind.[5] Its average flight speed during the nocturnal migration flight is 43–54 km/h (27–34 mph)[22] at a height of 1,000–3,000 m (3,300–9,800 ft)
This image was taken at RSPB Belfast Lough in Northern Ireland.
What a wonderful capture of a bird who doesn't stay around here long. I hope to see them again on the next trip around.
I made my annual trip east to Jasper Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area, Indiana, last weekend to see the stopover of migratory Greater Sandhill Cranes. The weather was wonderful and the sunset was beautiful. In March this year, I made a trip west to the Platte River, Nebraska, to witness the migration of Lesser Sandhill Cranes. Both events are spectacular. Glad to live in Iowa where I can drive east in November, west in March, and to the Mississippi River in January for eagles.
Während sich die Gnus bei ihrer jährlichen Wanderung durch die Serengeti immer wieder hektisch einen geeigneten Crossingpoint über den für sie gefährlichen Mara River suchen, lauern im Hintergrund die Löwen und warten nur auf den passenden Moment.
While the wildebeest on their annual migration through the Serengeti are always frantically looking for a suitable crossing point over the Mara River, which is dangerous for them, the lions are lurking in the background, just waiting for the right moment.
Kenia - Masai Mara
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Ficedula albicollis (French : Gobemouche à collier) - Near Plitvice NP, Croatia
From a western Europe inhabitant point of view, this bird is fascinating, mainly because in my place we only have the European Pied Flycatcher during migration, also because Collared has this distinctive aesthetic touch (namely the white collar) that makes it more attractive, a strengthened feeling if we consider the situation of its nesting area retricted to the central-eastern part of Europe, a region rarely visited by foreign birders.
I planed first to look for this bird during my first hours in Croatia, coming from Triest, Italy, and making a detour through Plitvice National Park, the best known place to find it in the country. But I learnt the entrance fee only arriving there, and I was not able to pay 40 euros (!) only for one bird, my lone target in forested area for this 3 days in Croatia.
So when going back to France through Slovenia three days later, I took the detour again, knowing a possible location just outside the Park to see it. On the road to this location, I entered the forest and made a stop at the first roadside parking available. And I do not know if it was a coincidence, but a Collared Flycatcher had his nest in a tree just few meters from this roadside !
I could then enjoy watching him going back and forth, catching prey that it provides to a nestling in the cavity. The habitat was as expected, large forest composed of old trees with a clear understory, giving to the species the space to hunt inside the forest. Maybe it is my number one bird sighting during this short trip in Croatia, and the very last, after having been the first target.
Image taken at the El Rosario Monarch sanctuary near Angangueo Mexico. Plant Milkweed for these beautiful butterflies.
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, PA
According to the "Migration Update", I took a day off and went there before sunrise, because the birds will take off around the sunrise. When they took off, and passed me over head, and that was what they were, moon and geese. This was the only one they are in the perfect position, others were in either sides of the moon.
Poznan, Poland
Sw. MArcin
Spring
Headign to the tram home yesterday I was inspired by the flood of people into the streets just after the storm had passed. I enjoy this low dof and the sense of movement i creates. I also often contemplate the idea of being "grounded" and often when I am not I tend to look at our connection to one another and the earth we walk on a bit more...like now.
The butterfly migration is in full swing! The prairies and trees surrounding the prairies are full of butterflies as they rest before heading south for the winter.
Bartel Grassland.
I've noticed so many Monarch Butterflies in the past couple of weeks. They seem to be fueling up for their long migration south.
My photo taken at Cape May NJ which is a prime spot for birds, butterflies and birders in the fall of the year.
Textures from Lenabem-Anna and Sunset Sailor.
Edited with On1 software.
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Yes, the superbloom is even drawing butterflies! Although maybe the bloom and the butterflies are coincidental, I've been hearing that the LA Basin has been full up with migrating Painted Ladies for the last few days, I guess it's another big migration like the one I saw in Colorado during the fall.
Edit: Actually, I found an article saying it's an irruption, the wet winter has both led to the superbloom, and ideal breeding conditions for painted ladies. The Carrizo Plain was chockablock with painted ladies heading north (against the wind), I hope the swarm reaches Davis soon.
Edit: It did. Davis was swarming with painted ladies for the next couple of months, I hardly saw any other kinds of butterfly until summer!
Carrizo Plain National Monument, March 2019.
Discussing whether or not they should head North.
It was a disappointing day at Bosque del Apache NWR yesterday. Most of the birds have flown North already. I saw a couple herons, a couple roadrunners and a hawk. There were a pair of bald eagles in a dead tree in the middle of one of the larger ponds, but my 100-400mm just isn't quite enough lens....
...it was a beautiful day though and while it was disappointing photographically it was a nice day out with my son. We finally found some birds at a pond on a farm just outside the refuge. The farmer had graciously left the gate open and there were more photographers there than anywhere in the refuge.
Definitely will make my trip down south earlier in the season next fall. Seeing as how I live less than a 2 hour drive away I could make more than one trip.
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