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in Esteros del Ibera ( Ibera Wetlands ), Corrientes, Argentina
The red-crested cardinal is a songbird, the species belonging to the family of tanagers (Thraupidae). Notwithstanding its similar name, this bird is not closely related to the true cardinal family (Cardinalidae).
It is sometimes known as the Argentine cardinal.
( source: Wikipedia )
It lives in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and in the southern part of the Pantanal in Brazil. It has been introduced in other areas such as Hawaii
Paroaria coronata
roodkuifkardinaal
Paroare huppé
Rotschopftangare
Cardenilla Crestada / Cardenal / Cardenal Copete Rojo
Cardinale crestarossa
cardeal
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(Macronectes giganteus) The southern giant petrel is a large seabird of the southern oceans. Its distribution overlaps broadly with the similar northern giant petrel which I posted a picture of a few days ago. The main difference between the two species is the colour of the tip of the beak which in this case is greenish but pinkish in the northern variety.
My first ever flight shot of this species. Even with the R5, these are not easy to capture!
Taken at the Boundary Brook NR in Oxford
The southern lapwing is a wader in the order Charadriiformes. It is a common and widespread resident throughout South America, except in densely forested regions, the higher parts of the Andes and the arid coast of a large part of western South America.
Heading out for a little over one week tomorrow - hopefully will get some more photos to post at a later date!
Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea
Breeds in water line vegetation in well-vegetated, small ponds, often in garden ponds. Hunts well away from water and may be found hawking woodland rides well into the evening.
Very common in southern and central England and Wales, more local elsewhere (vagrant only to Ireland).
Similar in appearence to other Hawkers but the bands on S9 and S10 and the broad ante-humerals are distinctive.
Species GroupDragonflies
Identification Notes
Look for 'headlights' on the top of the thorax and blue coloured bands along S9 and S10 on male
Prefers non acidic waters
Very inquisitive dragonfly, will often come close
July – October
Standing at the limit of an endless ocean
Stranded like a runaway lost at sea
City on a rainy day down in the harbor
Watching as the gray clouds shadow the bay
Looking everywhere 'cause I had to find you
This is not the way that I remember it here
Anyone will tell you it's a prisoner island
Hidden in the summer for a million years
Great Southern Land
Burned you black
So you look into the land, it will tell you a story
Story about a journey ended long ago
Listen to the motion of the wind in the mountains
Maybe you can hear them talking like I do
They're gonna betray you, they're gonna forget you
Are you gonna let them take you over that way?
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
You walk alone
Like a primitive man
And they make it work
With sticks and bones
See their hungry eyes
It's a hungry home
I hear the sound
Of the strangers' voices
I see their hungry eyes
Their hungry eyes
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
They burned you black
Black against the ground
Standing at the limit of an endless ocean
Stranded like a runaway lost at sea
City on a rainy day down in the harbor
Watching as the gray clouds shadow the bay
Looking everywhere, I had to find you
This is not the way that I remember it here
Anyone will tell you it's a prisoner island
Hidden in the summer for a million years
Great Southern Land
In the sleeping sun
You walk alone
With the ghost of time
Well, they burned you black
Black against the ground
And they make it work
With rocks and sand
I hear the sound
Of the strangers' voices
I see their hungry eyes
Their hungry eyes
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
You walk alone
Like a primitive man
You walk alone
With the ghost of time
And they burned you black
Yeah, they burned you black
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
Great Southern Land
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This Blue/ Southern Hawker kept hovering near me.. so I had to try to take a picture of it. After a while I got a few nice shots.
Southern Boobook Owl
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Lake Manyara NP, Tanzania
The largest hornbill in the world.
A ground dwelling bird that lives in pairs or in small groups in savanna or in woodland.
They have a loud booming call that is typically heard in the morning.
Beautiful in flight when the white parts of the wings are visible
Southern Ground-Hornbill or Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
zuidelijke hoornraaf
Bucorve du Sud
Rotgesicht-Hornrabe
Cálao Terrestre Sureño
Bucorvo meridionale
Calau-gigante
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Shot from a moving helicopter! It's lucky I have anything in the frame and the horizon level!
When I was in New Zealand, I took a helicopter ride (my first ever) to land at the Franz Joseph Glacier and do a flyby of the Fox Glacier. The mountains shown in the picture are either part of Mount Cook or Mount Tasman, the highest mountains of the Southern Alps.
Limenitis reducta
Taken in the Pirin Mountains (Bulgaria).
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Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)
23 August 2020
Cuttle Pool Nature Reserve, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Temple Balsall
This Southern Hawker emerged from my new pond yesterday, the nymph having survived the winter transfer from the old pond I was replacing.
Queltehue, Southern Lapwing, Vanellus chilensis.
Desembocadura Río Maipo
Santo Domingo
Región de Valparaíso
Chile
I tried to catch them in flight, which doesn't work out really good and later I noticed they are no small white but southern small white. That's very exciting. Schwetzingen is awfully hot, just like the Mediterranean regions.
Syzygium is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The genus comprises about 1200–1800 species, and has a native range that extends from Africa and Madagascar through southern Asia east through the Pacific. Its highest levels of diversity occur from Malaysia to northeastern Australia, where many species are very poorly known and many more have not been described taxonomically. Cascade is a beautiful mid sized shrub with mid-sized glossy apple green leaves with attractive red and pink new growth. Spectacular pink powder-puff flowers in summer are followed by pinkish fruits that are edible and attract birds. 60453
The southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), also known as the southern caracara or carancho, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. The classification of this species and name have evolved. It was formerly placed in the genus Polyborus. The use of the name formerly extended to two subspecies: the northern caracara (C. cheriway) of the southern United States, Mexico, Central America and northern South America, and the extinct Guadalupe caracara (C. lutosa) as subspecies. The use of the name southern caracara is now restricted to a bird that is found in central and southern South America.
A bold, opportunistic raptor, the southern crested caracara is often seen walking around on the ground looking for food. It mainly feeds on carcasses of dead animals, but will steal food from other raptors, raid bird nests, and take live prey if the possibility arises (mostly insects or other small prey, but at least up to the size of a snowy egret). It is dominant over the black and turkey vulture at carcasses. It is typically solitary, but several individuals may gather at a large food source (e.g. dumps). Breeding takes place in the austral spring/summer in the southern part of its range, but timing is less strict in warmer regions. The nest is a large open structure, typically placed on the top of a tree or palm, but sometimes on the ground. Average clutch size is two eggs.
Aulacorhynchus albivitta
(Southern Emerald toucanet / Tucancito Esmeralda)
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Like other toucans, the Emerald Toucanet is brightly marked and has a large bill. The adult is 30–35 cm (12–14 in) long. The sexes are alike in appearance, although the female generally is smaller and slightly shorter-billed.
The Emerald Toucanet is a generally common in humid forest and woodland, mainly at higher elevations.
Wikipedia
On December 11th, 1988 the W. Colton power desk assigned GP35 #6646 and SD39 #5317 as a helper engine set to work on Cajon Pass.
Here the pair of veteran engines work hard after having been added to the point of a Westbound manifest with SD45T-2R #6837 leading and that also included Denver & Rio Grande Western SD45's #5334 and #5326.
The train is just about to Hiland, the summit of the grade on the Palmdale Cutoff.
Limenitis reducta
Taken in the Pirin Mountains (Bulgaria).
More photos at alexperryphotography.blogspot.com