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Catharus ustulatus
(Swainson's thrush / Zorzalito de Swainson)
Taken in La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Swainson's thrush was named after William Swainson, an English ornithologist. The breeding habitat of Swainson's thrush is coniferous woods with dense undergrowth across Canada, Alaska, and the northern United States; also, deciduous wooded areas on the Pacific coast of North America.
These birds migrate to southern Mexico and as far south as Argentina. The coastal subspecies migrate down the Pacific coast of North America and winter from Mexico to Costa Rica, whereas the continental birds migrate eastwards within North America (a substantial detour) and then travel southwards via Florida to winter from Panama to Bolivia.
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The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea "heron", and purpureus, "coloured purple".[2] It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia. The Western Palearctic populations migrate between breeding and wintering habitats whereas the African and tropical-Asian populations are primarily sedentary, except for occasional dispersive movements.
Purple Heron have been sighted in Yilan County, Taiwan since 2012. Because of the ample food supply in the area, very few of them built their nest and reproduced. The chicks hatched in the area might stay in Yilan or migrate Northeast.
Naples Botanical Gardens
60 Acre Wildlife Reserve
Naples, FL
The anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird. The origin of the name snakebird is apparent when swimming: only the colored neck appears above water so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. They do not have external nares (nostrils) and breathe solely through their epiglottis.
The anhinga is placed in the darter family, Anhingidae, and is closely related to Indian (Anhinga melanogaster), African (Anhinga rufa), and Australian (Anhinga novaehollandiae) darters. Like other darters, the anhinga hunts by spearing fish and other small prey using its sharp, slender beak.
Anhinga species are found all over the world in warm shallow waters. The American anhinga has been subdivided into two subspecies, A. a. anhinga and A. a. leucogaster, based on their location. A. a. anhinga can be found mainly east of the Andes in South America and also the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. A. a. leucogaster can be found in the southern United States, Mexico, Cuba, and Grenada. A fossil species Anhinga walterbolesi has been described from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene of Australia.
Only birds that live in the extreme north and south of their range migrate and do so based on temperature and available sunlight. Anhingas will migrate towards the equator during winter but this range is "determined by the amount of sunshine to warm the chilled birds". Although not in their usual range, anhingas have been found as far north as the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the United States. - Wikipedia
Just to show / NMZ =nur mal zeigen (Enlarge for details)Editing test with my new travel laptop. Software installed and migrated and tested on an orchid. InCamera Stack Orchid in the Black Box Focus Projects Professional 6 -> DXO Elite 8 -> PSE 24 (better than the PSE 25 ABO!!!) -Luminar Neo as Plugin - finished qith PSE 24
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Kingfisher - Alcedo Atthis
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The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.
The female is identical in appearance to the male except that her lower mandible is orange-red with a black tip. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but with duller and greener upperparts and paler underparts. Its bill is black, and the legs are also initially black. Feathers are moulted gradually between July and November with the main flight feathers taking 90–100 days to moult and regrow. Some that moult late may suspend their moult during cold winter weather.
The flight of the kingfisher is fast, direct and usually low over water. The short rounded wings whirr rapidly, and a bird flying away shows an electric-blue "flash" down its back.
The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa, mainly south of 60°N. It is a common breeding species over much of its vast Eurasian range, but in North Africa it is mainly a winter visitor, although it is a scarce breeding resident in coastal Morocco and Tunisia. In temperate regions, this kingfisher inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. In winter it is more coastal, often feeding in estuaries or harbours and along rocky seashores. Tropical populations are found by slow-flowing rivers, in mangrove creeks and in swamps.
Like all kingfishers, the common kingfisher is highly territorial; since it must eat around 60% of its body weight each day, it is essential to have control of a suitable stretch of river. It is solitary for most of the year, roosting alone in heavy cover. If another kingfisher enters its territory, both birds display from perches, and fights may occur, in which a bird will grab the other's beak and try to hold it under water. Pairs form in the autumn but each bird retains a separate territory, generally at least 1 km (0.62 mi) long, but up to 3.5 km (2.2 mi) and territories are not merged until the spring.
Very few birds live longer than one breeding season. The oldest bird on record was 21 years.
They are also listed as a Schedule 1 species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act offering them additional protection.
Population:
UK breeding:
3,800-6,400 pairs
First saw Black-bellied Whistling Ducks in the Rio Grande Valley, at the very south of Texas, three years ago. Today they are in large numbers in many colonies throughout my suburb of Houston, 3.5 degrees farther north in latitude, about 385 kilometers (240 miles). Global warming? This shot was taken on my morning walk about Double Lake, Sugar Land, Texas. Notice an Egyptian Goose in the background, also a new migrant, hanging out with the ducks.
The Monarch Butterflies are thick right now. They are heavily
feeding for the long journey South. So interesting to see them
clustered on a Purple Cone Flower.
Actually, the scientific name for this Robin is rather interesting:
" Turdus migratorius".............
Regardless, it's nice to see them back here (although many do not migrate!!).
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Black tailed Godwit - Limosa Limosa
These large wading birds are a Schedule 1 species. In summer, they have bright orangey-brown chests and bellies, but in winter they're more greyish-brown.
Their most distinctive features are their long beaks and legs, and the black and white stripes on their wings. Female black-tailed godwits are bigger and heavier than the males, with a noticeably longer beak (which helps the sexes to avoid competing for food with each other).
They're very similar to bar-tailed godwits, which breed in the Arctic. Black-tailed godwits have longer legs, and bar-tailed godwits don't have striped wings. As the names suggest, the tail patterns are different, too.
Black-tailed godwits are much more likely to be found on inland wetlands than the more coastal bar-tailed godwit. They migrate in flocks to western Europe, Africa, south Asia and Australia. Although this species occurs in Ireland and Great Britain all year-round, they are not the same birds. The breeding birds depart in autumn, but are replaced in winter by the larger Icelandic race. These birds occasionally appear in the Aleutian Islands and, rarely, on the Atlantic coast of North America.
There is an estimated global population of between 634,000 and 805,000 birds and estimated range of 7,180,000 square kilometres (2,770,000 sq mi). In 2006 BirdLife International classified this species as Near Threatened due to a decline in numbers of around 25% in the previous 15 years. It is also among the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
In Europe, black-tailed godwits are only hunted in France, with the annual total killed estimated at 6,000 to 8,000 birds. This puts additional pressure on the western European population, and the European Commission has a management plan in place for the species in its member states. In England, black-tailed godwits were formerly much prized for the table. Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682) said: "[Godwits] were accounted the daintiest dish in England and I think, for the bignesse, of the biggest price."
Population:
UK breeding:
54-57 pairs of the limosa 'Eurasian' subspecies, and 7-9 pairs of the islandica subspecies
UK wintering:
44,000 birds from the Icelandic population
UK passage:
12,400 birds
Europe:
99-140,000 pairs
Migrating south and lucky enough to see them flying after feeding in the nearby rice fields. Beasley, Texas.
It would have been impossible to count the number of wildebeests in this line. They were running one at a time across the road, much to the annoyance of the motorists opposite. It was not quite migration time but they were perhaps practising. It was quite a sight. Serengeti
Anijima Seto (兄島瀬戸) is the 800m straits separating Chichi-jima (left) and Ani-jima (right). This photo was taken while waiting for a humpback whale to come up to the surface to blow.
Don't expect photos of the whale as I failed to shoot him/her (^_^;)
Humpback whales migrate from the northern Pacific to the Ogasawara area in December to breed. The best season for watching humpback whales is from January to April. They are particularly popular among the whale species due to their voluntary tricks like jumping out of water.
The arrival of the migrating American White Pelicans is a sure sign that Spring is right around the corner. This pair was enjoying the sunlight on a cold day!
No nothing spectacular about this capture except I arrived at the lake thirty minutes before sunrise and everything was still when I started hearing faint noises and low and behold I watched literally thousands of birds far overhead flying North in V formations! It was a steady stream until sunrise. Spring indeed has arrived! ~
The Semipalmated Plover is quite different than the peeps migrating through Homer, Alaska. It doesn't have a long beak to sift through the mud as they do. It searches for its prey visually as it runs for a bit, then stops and looks, and then grabs at any food within range. It doesn't fly with the peeps but on its own, chirping all the while. That said, it's a marvelous bird to watch.
Taken 11 May 2020 at Homer, Alaska.
It's that time of year and the geese are headed south...
This was captured a couple years ago on a cold January day, so these geese may have been part of a small flock that sometimes stays in our city during the winter.
Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus)
"The black-tailed deer is one of nine subspecies of the mule deer. It was first recorded by the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-06.
Black-tailed deer live in the temperate coniferous forests along the Pacific coast. These forests are characterized by cool temperatures and lots of rain, but an overall mild climate. Black-tailed deer do not therefore migrate in response to seasonal changes, unlike some of the other mule deer subspecies. Instead, black-tailed deer often spend their entire life in the same general area.
Black-tailed deer can be distinguished from mule deer by their larger tail, the back of which is completely covered with black or dark brown hairs. Mule deer have smaller tails in which only the tip is covered with black hairs. Black-tailed deer are generally smaller than mule deer."
- nhm.org/site/explore-exhibits/permanent-exhibits/north-american-mammals/black-tailed-deer
Migrating Ross's Geese (Chen rossii) and Lesser Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) regularly stop to rest and feed during their northwards or southwards journey across the prairie landscape twice each year.
The majority of the geese in this image are Ross's Geese which are smaller and have a shorter bill than Snow Geese.
This image was captured during their southwards migrate through Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada.
22 September, 2014.
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27/02 Migrating birds flying over a fishing lake in the outskirts of Tata
Komarom-Esztergom county, Hungary
Painted Lady Butterfly: -
This species is a migrant to our shores and, in some years, the migration can be spectacular. The most-recent spectacle, in 2009, is considered to be one of the greatest migrations ever, with sightings from all over the British Isles that are definitely on a par with previous cardui years.
This species originates from north Africa, and it has been suggested that the urge to migrate is triggered when an individual encounters a certain density of its own kind within a given area. This theory makes perfect sense, since this species can occur in high densities that result in food plants being stripped bare on occasion with many larvae perishing as a result.
Unfortunately, this species is unable to survive our winter in any stage. This is a real shame, for not only does this species often arrive in large numbers, but is a welcome sight as it nectars in gardens throughout the British Isles in late summer. This butterfly has a strong flight and can be found anywhere in the British Isles, including Orkney and Shetland. An interesting fact is that this butterfly is the only butterfly species ever to have been recorded from Iceland.
Courtesy: UK Butterflies website
This Western Sandpiper walks over the muddy banks at high tide, looking for food. It's migrating through Homer to the Yukon Delta for breeding this summer.
Taken 5 May 2023 at Homer, Alaska.
Un souvenir de l'automne dernier lors des migrations de limicoles Ă Kamouraska P.Q.
A souvenir from last fall when the migrating of the shore birds at Kamouraska P.Q.
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Cape May County, New Jersey. USA
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Red Knots are plump, neatly proportioned sandpipers that in summer sport brilliant terracotta-orange underparts and intricate gold, buff, rufous, and black upperparts. This cosmopolitan species occurs on all continents except Antarctica and migrates exceptionally long distances, from High Arctic nesting areas to wintering spots in southern South America, Africa, and Australia. Red Knots from eastern North America have declined sharply in recent decades owing in part to unsustainable harvest of horseshoe crab eggs, and they have become a flagship species for shorebird conservation in the twenty-first century.
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Romans 8:39
The male Summer Tanager who thought he was a Nuthatch. I have never caught one in this particular tree pose before.
I haven't had a lot of luck catching the migrant birds this fall, but this single juvenile pied-billed grebe did consent to pose for me briefly. They have the wackiest eyeballs.
Saw this male monarch in my yard 3 days ago, but haven't seen any more since then.
I think butterfly season might be coming to a close for this season at Cat Hill Farm.
Little Blue Heron
The Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron. It breeds in the Gulf States of the US, through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the Southeastern US or beyond in winter. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range, as far as the Canada–US border.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_blue_heron
Wetlands of Cape May are a major rest stop on the migration of the monarchs. These colorful, fragile-looking butterflies migrate thousands of miles from all over the Eastern North America to wintering sites in central Mexico. Prevailing winds make the Delaware Bay a major obstacle on their way. They come to Cape May, the southernmost point of New Jersey, to wait for the wind that would carry them across the bay, and to eat and gain strength in the meantime. This year, apparently, they did not have a lot of butterflies there (and I also did not make it there this year). But generally, they are plentiful and arrive in big waves over a period of several weeks. There is an annual effort by conservationists at Cape May to tag them and help track the migration.
Migrating butterflies resting after crossing Lake Erie
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Winter migrating Hooded Mergansers continue to arrive in our area as the waters freeze in the far northern Great Lakes of the USA. We now have about ten arrivals on our backyard pond. This male arrived several days ago
Hilton Head Island, coastal South Carolina, USA
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Dunlin sandpipers are common shorebirds around the world. They breed in northern Alaska apparently move west, migrating down the eastern side of Siberia and Asia to Japan and China.
Medium-sized, rather nondescript raptor with overall dark plumage. Varies considerably across range, but always note tail fork (can disappear when tail is fully open), and short head and neck. Juvenile averages paler and more contrastingly-marked. Flight style buoyant, gliding and changing direction with ease. Frequently forages in urban areas, rubbish dumps, aquatic habitats, and grassland, but usually avoids heavily forested areas. Sometimes solitary, but also gathers in large flocks on migration and at good feeding areas. eBird
Commissioned by Govan Council as a depiction of migrating birds & shows their willingness to set-up roots & stay in the Govan area.Part of the GSW3 project, artist unknown
We are all thrilled when the migrating white pelicans come to the Palo Alto Baylands for a few months every year.
A small passerine bird that migrates from Central Asia to India in small numbers. The majority of them apparently fly to Middle East and North Africa, but a few make their way down to parts of India. The birds are basically flycatchers, but much larger in size. These are quite rare in my home state, but in this desert area, we could see them in good numbers.
The birds are often sighted in grasslands, dry lake beds and desert type of areas hunting insects on the ground where they walk and chase insects sometimes. Once they are done, they come back to a rock or a twig usually within a feet or two in height and observe the surroundings before getting back into action.
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Every October, the loud, 'churring' calls of sandhill cranes can be heard as the birds migrate to wintering areas in the southern United States and northern Mexico. Here, a flock of about 70 sandhill cranes circled hundreds of meters above Bozeman, Montana, gaining altitude for their southward migration.