yesterday this male was calling his heart out to impress the female

IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened

also called Common Oystercatcher, European Oystercatcher or simply Oystercatcher

haematopus ostralegus

scholekster

huîtrier pie

Austernfischer

Ostrero Euroasiático

Beccaccia di mare

Ostraceiro

Nikon Z9

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gallinago gallinago

watersnip

bécassine des marais

Bekassine

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also called Common Oystercatcher, European Oystercatcher or simply Oystercatcher

haematopus ostralegus

scholekster

huîtrier pie

Austernfischer

Ostrero Euroasiático

Beccaccia di mare

Ostraceiro

IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened

Nikon Z9

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gallinago gallinago

watersnip

bécassine des marais

Bekassine

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adult female in a forest a week ago

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

Azor Común

Astore

Açor

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also called European Stonechat or just Stonechat

saxicola rubicola

roodborsttapuit

tarier pâtre

Schwarzkehlchen

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in a forest yesterday

Common Buzzard

buteo buteo

buizerd

Buse variable

Mäusebussard

Busardo ratonero

Poiana

Águia-d'asa-redonda

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Iguazu National Park, Misiones, Argentina

the most beautiful woodpecker I have ever seen

Melanerpes flavifrons

Goudmaskerspecht

Pic à front jaune

Goldmaskenspecht

Carpintero Arcoiris / Carpintero de frente amarillo

Picchio frontegialla

benedito-de-testa-amarela

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male Vitelline Masked Weaver in Lake Manyara National Park in northern Tanzania

The debate is ongoing if the Vitelline is a species on its own or a subspecies of the Southern ( or African ) Masked Weaver

ploceus vitellinus

dottergele wever

Tisserin vitellin

Dotterweber

Tejedor vitelino

Tessitore mascherato vitellino

tecelão-mascarado-vitelino

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often light conditions in forests are challenging but sometimes they are magical

Common Buzzard

buteo buteo

buizerd

Buse variable

Mäusebussard

Busardo ratonero

Poiana

Águia-d'asa-redonda

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accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

Azor Común

Astore

Açor

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Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

sometimes called Rufous-backed Shrike

lanius schach

langstaartklauwier

Pie-grièche schach

Schachwürger

Alcaudón Schach

Averla dorsorossiccio

picanço-rabilongo

This true shrike species is not closely related to the Magpie Shrike of Africa ( Urolestes melanoleucus ), which was historically called the ( African ) Long-tailed Shrike.

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in the same forest as the previous 2 images

the only Wren species ( troglodytidae ) in Europe, Asia and Africa.

troglodytes troglodytes

winterkoning of winterkoninkje

troglodyte mignon

Zaunkönig

Nikon D850

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acinonyx jubatus

IUCN RED LIST STATUS: VULNERABLE

jachtluipaard

guépard

Gepard

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small herds were leaving the woodlands in the early morning

Serengeti, Tanzania

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

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Eurasian Nuthatch, sometimes called Wood Nuthatch or simply Nuthatch

sitta europaea

boomklever

sittelle torchepot

Kleiber

Trepador Azul

Picchio muratore

Trepadeira-azul

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at their most beautiful in this period

a relative of the Grosbeaks

coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

Picogordo Común

Frosone

Bico-grossudo

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the Eurasian Wren is the only Wren species ( troglodytidae ) in Europe, Asia and Africa.

troglodytes troglodytes

winterkoning of winterkoninkje

Troglodyte mignon

Zaunkönig

Chochín Paleártico

Scricciolo

Carriça

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4 years ago in the northern Serengeti in Tanzania

IUCN RED LIST Status: Vulnerable and the trend is DECREASING

cheetah

acinonyx jubatus

jachtluipaard

guépard

Gepard

guepardo o chita

ghepardo

guepardo ou chita

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Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

Mochuelo Europeo

Civetta

Mocho-galego

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also called European Starting or just Starling

sturnus vulgaris

spreeuw

Etourneau sansonnet

Star

estornino pinto`

storno comune

estorninho-malhado

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this very small finch species was photographed while it was foraging in Lake Manyara NP, Tanzania

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

blauwkopastrild

Cordonbleu cyanocéphale

Blaukopfastrild

Azulito Coroniazul

Cordon-blu capoazzurro

Azulinho-de-cabeça-azul

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buteo buteo

buizerd

buse variable

Mäusebussard

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also called Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

Martín Pescador Común

Martin pescatore

guarda-rios

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also called Common Stonechat or just Stonechat

saxicola rubicola

roodborsttapuit

tarier pâtre

Schwarzkehlchen

Tarabilla europea

Saltimpalo

cartaxo

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a Common Kingfisher also called Eurasian Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

Martín Pescador Común

Martin pescatore

guarda-rios

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( Kingfishers/Alcedinidae # 4 )

male bird in Kafue NP, Zambia

Taken from a small boat on the Kafue River

The Giant Kingfisher is very large ( up to 45 cm or 18 inch ) and has a massive black bill.

Typically it hunts from a perched position next to rivers, lakes or lagoons but sometimes it can be seen hovering, a really impressive sight

megaceryle maxima

Afrikaanse reuzenijsvogel

martin-pêcheur géant

Riesenfischer

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last week Thursday

motacilla cinerea

grote gele kwikstaart

Bergeronnette des ruisseaux

Gebirgsstelze

Nikon D850

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motacilla alba

witte kwikstaart

bergeronnette grise

Bachstelze

Lavandera Blanca

Ballerina bianca

Alvéola-branca

Nikon Z9

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taken 2 weeks ago

sometimes called Wood Nuthatch or simply Nuthatch

sitta europaea

boomklever

sittelle torchepot

Kleiber

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an impressive older female with fierce red eyes

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

Azor Común

Astore

Açor

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Phalacrocorax carbo

aalscholver

Grand Cormoran

Kormoran

Cormorán Grande

Marangone

Corvo-marinho-de-faces-brancas

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also called Eurasian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

kleine karekiet

rousserolle effarvatte

Teichrohrsänger

Carricero Común

Cannaiola

Rouxinol-pequeno-dos-caniços

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taken today

European Greenfinch

chloris chloris

groenvink of groenling

verdier ou verdier d'Europe

Grünfink oder Grünling

Verderón Común

Verdone

verdelhão / verdilhão

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just like the previous post (Rüppell's Griffon, a large vulture species ) this medium-sized vulture is also Critically Endangered

Ndutu Marshes in the southeastern Serengeti, Tanzania.

About 10 of these were following a small pride of Lions

Necrosyrtes monachus

kapgier

Vautour charognard

Kappengeier

Alimoche Sombrío

Capovaccaio pileato

jagudi

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in a local forest early 2022

Nikon Z9

buteo buteo

buizerd

Buse variable

Mäusebussard

Busardo ratonero

Poiana

Águia-d'asa-redonda

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third and final perch of the juvenile Buzzard in the Tagus Estuary , south of Lisbon, Portugal

Common Buzzard

buteo buteo

buizerd

buse variable

Mäusebussard

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Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

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after a heavy rain shower in a forest

turdus philomelos

zanglijster

grive musicienne

Singdrossel

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Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

the largest Woodpecker species of South America.

It is endemic to old-growth southern beech (Nothofagus spp.) forests of southern Chile and Argentina

Campephilus magellanicus

Magelhaenspecht

Pic de Magellan

Magellanspecht

Picamaderos de Magallanes / Carpintero de Magellan

Picchio di Magellano

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a few days ago

rallus aquaticus

waterral

râle d'eau

Wasserralle

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taken today

gallinago gallinago

watersnip

bécassine des marais

Bekassine

Nikon D850

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Patagonia, Chile

Vanellus chilensis

Chileense kievit

Vanneau téro

Bronzekiebitz

Avefría Tero / Queltehue / Tero común

Pavoncella del Sudamerica

Quero-quero

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a relative of the Grosbeaks

coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

Picogordo Común

Frosone

Bico-grossudo

Nikon Z9

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( Kingfishers/Alcedinidae # 1 )

it has been difficult to find the local Kingfisher species in the last

half year. On all the typical sites there were none and only a few fleeting glimpses at larger water bodies

Clearly, the very cold periods of last winter have seriously affected the population

Eurasian Kingfisher, also called Common Kingfisher

alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

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female Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

Martín Pescador Común

Martin pescatore

guarda-rios

Nikon Z9

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2 weeks ago

motacilla cinerea

grote gele kwikstaart

Bergeronnette des ruisseaux

Gebirgsstelze

Nikon D850

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Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

Mochuelo Europeo

Civetta

Mocho-galego

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as mentioned before I will be less active on Flickr for a number of weeks

Athene noctua

Little Owl

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

Mochuelo Europeo

Civetta

Mocho-galego

Nikkor Z 800mm

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