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I've hoped to meet the beautiful shore larks (Eremophila alpestris) for a long time. (In America, they are called horned larks.)
And in early January I finally met 4 of them, trying to find some food among the snow on a beach on Jæren. My first new bird species of the year!
In most of Europe, it is most often seen on seashore flats in winter, leading to the European name. In Europe, it primarily breeds in the mountains and far north. In North America, where there are no other larks to compete with, it can also be found on farmland, prairies, golf courses, airports, and in the desert.
(Fjellerke in Norwegian)
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The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus, Tadorna. It is widespread and common in the Euro-Siberian region of the Palearctic, mainly breeding in temperate and wintering in subtropical regions; in winter, it can also be found in the Maghreb. Its scientific name comes from the French name Tadorne for this species. It may originally derive from Celtic roots meaning "pied waterfowl", essentially the same as the English "shelduck".
Fossil bones from Dorkovo (Bulgaria) described as Balcanas pliocaenica may actually belong to this species. More likely, they are an extinct species of Tadorna (if not a distinct genus) due to their Early Pliocene age; the present species is not unequivocally attested from the fossil record until some 2–3 million years later (Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene)..
The common shelduck resembles a small short-necked goose in size and shape. It is a striking bird, with a reddish-pink bill, pink feet, a white body with chestnut patches and a black belly, and a dark green head and neck. The wing coverts are white, the primary remiges black, and the secondaries green (only showing in flight) and chestnut. The underwings are almost entirely white. Sexes are similar, but the female is smaller, with some white facial markings, while the male is particularly crisply colored in the breeding season, his bill bright red and bearing a prominent knob at the forehead.
Ducklings are white, with black cap, hindneck and wing and back patches. Juveniles are similarly colored, grayish above and mostly white below, but already have the adult's wing pattern.
This is a bird which breeds in temperate Eurosiberia. Most populations migrate to subtropical areas in winter, but this species is largely resident in westernmost Europe, apart from movements to favored molting grounds, such as the Wadden Sea on the north German coast.
The common shelduck is common around the coastline of Great Britain and Ireland (where it is simply known as shelduck), where it frequents salt marshes and estuaries. It frequently nests in rabbit burrows. Sightings of this bird are rare in North America and are reported as infrequent visitors to the U.S. and Canada.
Molting flocks can be very large (100,000 on the Wadden Sea), since most pairs leave their partially grown young in a crèche with just one or two adults.
This species is mainly associated with lakes and rivers in open country, breeding in rabbit burrows, tree holes, haystacks or similar. In winter it is common on suitable estuaries and tidal mudflats as well.
This bird is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
The young will dive under water to avoid predators and the adults will fly away from them to act as a decoy.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_shelduck
Isotria medeoloides, the Small Whorled Pogonia Orchid.
One flowering plant (just past prime condition) beside last-year's(?) seed pod. Very nice to see both.
The 1st flowering species of 2023 for me, and a significant one! This species is federally listed as threatened in the United States, and rarely seen by the public. Only the second time I've seen it, and we only saw 4 flowering plants. Small little plants that you'd miss unless you were looking for them. (pine needles give some sense of scale)
On top of that: a brand-new camera; in the rain; very low light; and not wanting to step off the path (fear of damaging others, possibly non-flowering). These are the best couple of photographs I could manage.
Virginia, United States.
IMG_0294-rev3-isotria-med
Species from southeastern North America. It is rare in the northern and western edges of its range.
Photographed at Cossatot River State Park/Natural Area, Howard County, Arkansas
New species: Prunus LEGOfolia cultivar of 'DreamDynamic'.
This specimen was grown in 5 days and can exhibit all 4 seasons with little effort.
Prunus LEGOfolia is prized for its spring blossoms and bright orange leaves of fall.
Spring contains the most parts at 3221.
Width: 46.3cm
Length: 28.2cm
Height (including stand): 57.5cm
Notes:
The table is "Studs Up"
The pot is "Studs Down"
The tree is mixed- truck base and roots are studs down, mid-trunk is studs on all sides, end branches are both studs up and down. Leaves are all studs up.
An Ichneumon. I found this species once before (at Mt Field NP), so I guess it needs wet forest rather than altitude.
I've been itching to share this image/species for many years now. This tarantula likely represents an undescribed species in the subfamily Ischnocolinae. I encountered this individual during an expedition with World Wildlife Fund-Guianas and Global Wildlife Conservation to document the biodiversity in the Potaro Plateau of Guyana. This tarantula and the results of the expedition have since been making their rounds through the internet.
Gliophorus species are common waxgill fungi found in late autmn months. Geoglossum fallax is a black Earth Tongue often found in close proximity to waxgill fungi.
An Encyclia from Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama). It has long inflorescences with flowers coming off at the nodes. The flowers are beautifully scented (to my nose!).
The black swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia they are nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon climatic conditions. Black swans are large birds with mostly black plumage and red bills. They are monogamous breeders, and are unusual in that one-quarter of all pairings are homosexual, mostly between males. Both partners share incubation and cygnet rearing duties.
Black swans were introduced to various countries as an ornamental bird in the 1800s, but have escaped and formed stable populations. A small population of black swans exists on the River Thames at Marlow, on the Brook running through the small town of Dawlish in Devon (they have become the symbol of the town), near the River Itchen, Hampshire, and the River Tees near Stockton on Tees. Described scientifically by English naturalist John Latham in 1790, the black swan was formerly placed into a monotypic genus, Chenopis. Black swans can be found singly, or in loose companies numbering into the hundreds or even thousands. Black swans are popular birds in zoological gardens and bird collections, and escapees are sometimes seen outside their natural range.
Black swans are mostly black-feathered birds, with white flight feathers. The bill is bright red, with a pale bar and tip; and legs and feet are greyish-black. Cobs (males) are slightly larger than pens (females), with a longer and straighter bill. Cygnets (immature birds) are a greyish-brown with pale-edged feathers.
A mature black swan measures between 110 and 142 centimetres (43 and 56 in) in length and weighs 3.7–9 kilograms (8.2–19.8 lb). Its wing span is between 1.6 and 2 metres (5.2 and 6.6 ft). The neck is long (relatively the longest neck among the swans) and curved in an "S"-shape.
The black swan utters a musical and far reaching bugle-like sound, called either on the water or in flight, as well as a range of softer crooning notes. It can also whistle, especially when disturbed while breeding and nesting.
When swimming, black swans hold their necks arched or erect and often carry their feathers or wings raised in an aggressive display. In flight, a wedge of black swans will form as a line or a V, with the individual birds flying strongly with undulating long necks, making whistling sounds with their wings and baying, bugling or trumpeting calls.
The black swan is unlike any other Australian bird, although in poor light and at long range it may be confused with a magpie goose in flight. However, the black swan can be distinguished by its much longer neck and slower wing beat.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan
A Brazilian orchid species featuring wonderful purples. It is one of the parents of the orchid, Miltassia Aztec, in the previous photo, adding a splash of purple in it's flowers.
Created for the Magnificent Manipulated Masterpieces
(Chloroceryle amazona)
Pantanal
Brasil
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Brasil // Pantanal (2015) (263)
- All the photos for this order CORACIIFORMES (240)
- All the photos for this family Alcedinidae (Alcedinídeos) (93)
- All the photos for this species Chloroceryle amazona (3)
- All the photos taken this day 2015/09/11 (26)
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Over 4000 species of Muscid flies throughout the world in around 100 Genera. The species include some house flies and stable flies. Not one i have seen around the house but there are plenty of these in the garden.
Love fishing and catch and release all type of fish . This is a ballan wrasse . Great adventure from our kayaks , made in Scotland . youtu.be/9qY6OwETuDY
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This species and the Ground Squirrels provide for my amusement when the birding gets slow at our pond. These rodents know every nook and cranny of the jumbled rock border surrounding the pond, and can navigate through this maze with amazing dexterity and speed. It's their "jungle gym" and safe house! I have to constantly watch and pan them through my viewfinder to quickly capture a still moment like this... they're usually in frantic motion. This guy, however, is pausing to warm up in the morning sunshine... nights up here are cool.
IMG_7200; Colorado Chipmunk
Species of Bird: Male Woodduck
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It was the annual May Species Count on the weekend of 28 and 29 May 2016. My group's Saturday Count was down in Fish Creek Provincial Park at Votier's Flats and Shaw's Meadow. On the Sunday, our usual small group (six of us in two cars) covered an area SW of the city - which happens to be one of my favourite and most visited areas. We had a great day, stopping at a few wetlands and calling in at Barb Castell's acreage where she usually has amazing birds to show us. Several special species were missing, but we were delighted to watch a teeny Ruby-throated Hummingbird. We stopped at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park and ate our picnic lunches and then did a short walk to look for Calypso Orchids. I took too long to try and get a sharp photo of a group of fungi that I missed the orchids, but that was OK, as I have seen them a few times before.
After the Count came to an end, I drove a few of the back roads again, taking a few more shots of the Wilson's Snipe, including this one that was standing with one leg tucked up inside its feathers..
I will add the final list from our leader - 70 bird species seen, wow!
"The count goes May 28-29: Calgary birders have been out in force every May since 1979, contributing to a broad census of the constantly changing patterns of bird distributions in North America. Last year (2015) we found 212 species. The count circle is the same as previous years, extending from Olds to Nanton, and from Exshaw to Standard, and includes a variety of environments." From NatureCalgary.
"May species count, Terr. #22, Priddis Area: Plummers Rd, from Hwy 22 to #762, SW of Calgary, 0730-1530, Sun. 29May2016. 58 km. Mostly sunny, becoming overcast at noon, S wind, becoming gusty, 10 -20 kph. 13-18°C.
Canada Goose-45
Gadwall-2
American Wigeon-6
Mallard-29.
Blue-winged Teal-16
Cinnamon Teal-8
Northern Shoveler-3
Green-winged Teal-4
Redhead-6
Ring-necked Duck-12
Lesser Scaup-29
Bufflehead-5
Hooded Merganser-1 f.
Ruddy Duck-11
Ring-necked Pheasant-3
Great Blue Heron-1
Swainson’s Hawk-2
Red-tailed Hawk-6
American Kestrel-2
Sora-6
American Coot-10
Killdeer-5
Spotted Sandpiper-8
Wilson’s Snipe-10
Wilson’s Phalarope-4
Black Tern-22
Mourning Dove-1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird-1
Red-naped Sapsucker-1
Black-backed Woodpecker-2
Northern Flicker-3
Western Wood-Pewee-5
Least Flycatcher-6
Easterm Phoebe-1
Easterm Kingbird-1
Gray Jay-2
Clark’s Nutcracker-1
Black-billed Magpie-6
American Crow-4
Common Raven-5
Tree Swallow-86
Cliff Swallow-6
Barn Swallow-2
Black-capped Chickadee-3
Mountain Chickadee-1
Boreal Chickadee-2
Red-breasted Nuthatch-2
House Wren-9
Mountain Bluebird-29
American Robin-13
Gray Catbird-2
European Starling-8
Tennessee Warbler-11
Yellow Warbler-6
Cape May Warbler-1
Chipping Sparrow-8
Clay-coloured Sparrow-13
Savannah Sparrow-4
Song Sparrow-1
Lincoln’s Sparrow-4
White-throated Sparrow-1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak-7
Black-headed Grosbeak-1, or hybrid.
Red-winged Blackbird-178
Western Meadowlark-2
Yellow-headed Blackbird-2
Brewer’s Blackbird-7
Brown-headed Cowbird-6
Baltimore Oriole-4
American Goldfinch-5
Richardson’s Ground Squirrel-11
Muskrat-1
Mule Deer-1
White-tailed Deer-4
Boreal Chorus Frog-10+
Green Comma Butterfly-2
Western White-1
Tiger Swallowtail-2
Gus Yaki"