Perching Birds (Passeriformes)
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White-fronted Bee-eaters perched in the late afternoon near their nesting holes in a sandbank on an island in the Kafue River (Kafue NP, Zambia).
The guides had put a branch on the sandbank before the breeding season to facilitate observation from a small boat.
The title does not only apply to the birds, also to us in the boat.....
merops bullockoides
witkapbijeneter
guêpier à front blanc
Weissstirnspint
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Taken Bushy Park, London.
This young Heron was catching small fish while moving along the edge of the lake, the Perch was also in very close. The Heron suddenly darted a short distance and successfully speared this large Perch. For the next 40 minutes the Heron tried unsuccessfully to swallow it.
Taken during a very local walk during lockdown. Sadly we don't get to choose the perch.
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a martial eagle (polemaetus bellicosus) leaving the perch.
in africa there are three species of "big" eagles and they occupy three different ecosystems.
the black eagle live in the mountains ad rocky areas.
the crowned eagle live in the forests.
the martial eagle prefer open woodlands ,savannas and arid areas.
this is a male,not so big and less spotted than the female.
females can arrive till 4.5/4.8 kgs with 240cm wingspan.
it is a very agile raptor able to catch big birds but enough strong to kill young/small antelopes,primates
and small predators till the jackal size.
kruger national park,SA
"the jump"
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of a female D'Arnaud's barbet / Ohrfleck-Bartvogel (Trachyphonus darnaudii)
Serengeti N.P., Tanzania, Africa
The lighthouse at New Brighton viewed from the Pier looking across the Mersey towards Bootle. It sits next to the Perch Rock fort. The first light was fixed to a simple wooden 'Perch' or large post put up in 1683. The foundation stone of the new lighthouse was laid on 8th June 1827 by Thomas Littledale, Mayor of Liverpool. It was designed on the lines of Eddystone by Mr. Foster and built of marble rock from Anglesey by Tomkinson & Company. Work was only possible at low tide and it was not completed until 1830.
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This guy has hardly left this perch all summer. He sits here for hours on end, flies a few inches to the feeder and back to his perch. He chases away the other hummers that come to the feeder. I'm entertained for hours on end. It's the simply things in life.
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This was one of those will it, wont it sunsets. There was a bank of cloud that wasn't supposed to be there according to the apps, but it cleared just in time for sunset thankfully.
Great to be out with my good friend Oli and met up with another local tog who was out for the first time after 6 weeks recovering from a hip replacement operation. It was safe to say that at 78 yrs old with a new hip he went nowhere near the slippy rocks but still got some great shots from angles I've never seen before.
Had this all to myself tonight, not a great sky but with an extremely long exposure, and a bit of subtle after sun colour, i think its quite pleasing on the eye. the reason for the longer than normal exposure was i was waiting for an afterburn but it didn't happen.
Fort Perch Rock is a coastal defence battery built between 1825 and 1829, with the foundation stone being laid in 1826. It was built to protect the Port of Liverpool.. new brighton april 2016
It has been a awhile since we’ve spotted a Kestrel. We were visiting Yolo Bypass near Davis Ca and there were lots of birds to see, including this little beauty.
This Female kestrel was easy to identify by the rufous coloring on her head, wings, and back, with black barring.
The female’s wings lack the male’s blue-gray color.
For once the apps were right. No low cloud when looking to the West.
Tide was miles out. Drone central here atm. I received a warning it's currently a temporary no flight restriction zone so illegal to fly so didn't bother, guessing something to do with Eurovision.
Drone central here though last night. Guess they all have permission from the CAA and their licenses and insurances or they just don't give a sh*t about the law. I'd hazard a guess it's probably the latter.