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Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

 

a tiny kingfisher that can be found near water in many parts of sub Saharan Africa

 

Corythornis cristatus

kleine gekuifde ijsvogel

Martin-pêcheur huppé

Haubenzwergfischer

Martín pescador malaquita

Martin pescatore malachite

Pica-peixe-de-poupa

 

Nikon Z9

 

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Common Kingfisher, also called Eurasian Kingfisher

 

a few days before the cold wave

 

alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

 

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puma concolor

poema

Puma

 

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in warm winter light

 

also called Eurasian Kingfisher

alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

 

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like the Siskin also on Thursday last week

 

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

troglodytes troglodytes

winterkoning of winterkoninkje

troglodyte mignon

Zaunkönig

 

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Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

 

halcyon albiventris

 

bruinkapijsvogel

martin-chasseur à tête brune

Braunkopfliest

 

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Coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

 

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Northern Goshawk

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

 

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diving Common Kingfisher, also called Eurasian Kingfisher

 

alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

 

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Little Owl

Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

Mochuelo Europeo

Civetta

Mocho-galego

 

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also called European Siskin or just Siskin

 

Spinus spinus

sijs of sijsje

Tarin des aulnes

Erlenzeisig

Jilguero Lúgano

Lucherino

Lugre

 

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breeding herd in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

 

African Bush Elephant or African Savanna Elephant

loxodonta africana

Afrikaanse olifant

Eléphant d'Afrique

Afrikanischer Elefant

  

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Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

 

lanius schach

langstaartklauwier

Pie-grièche Schach

Schachwürger

 

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worthwhile to double click

 

anthus pratensis

graspieper

pipit farlouse ou pipit des prés

Wiesenpieper

 

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in a forest a while ago

 

also called Goshawk

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

 

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turdus philomelos

zanglijster

grive musicienne

Singdrossel

 

Nikon D850

 

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last week

 

European Greenfinch

chloris chloris

groenvink of groenling

verdier ou verdier d'Europe

Grünfink oder Grünling

 

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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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coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

 

Nikon D850

 

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garrulus glandarius

gaai of Vlaamse gaai

geai des chênes

Eichelhäher

 

Nikon D850

 

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Athene noctua

Little Owl

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

Mochuelo Europeo

Civetta

Mocho-galego

 

Nikon Z9

 

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certhia brachydactyla

boomkruiper

grimpereau des jardins

Gartenbaumläufer

 

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psittacula eupatria

 

grote alexanderparkiet

perruche alexandre

Alexandersittich

 

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a relative of the Grosbeaks

 

coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

Picogordo Común

Frosone

Bico-grossudo

 

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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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a relative of the Grosbeaks

 

coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

 

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female Bengal Tiger patrolling her territory and passing our jeep

Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

 

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

 

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early November in the Tagus Estuary near Lisbon, Portugal

 

also called Goldfinch or European Goldfinch

carduelis carduelis

putter of distelvink

chardonneret élégant

Stieglitz

 

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turdus philomelos

zanglijster

grive musicienne

Singdrossel

 

Nikon D850

 

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a few thousand were feeding in the rice fields of the Tagus Estuary near Lisbon, Portugal

 

phoenicopterus roseus

gewone flamingo

flamant rose

Rosaflamingo

 

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taken in Northwest Zimbabwe in 2010

 

an elegant bee-eater that prefers tall savanna woodlands

 

merops hirundineus

zwaluwstaartbijeneter

guêpier à queue d'aronde

Schwalbenschwanzspint

 

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taken Friday in the same forest area as the Blackcap image posted yesterday

 

also called Common Bullfinch or simply Bullfinch

pyrrhula pyrrhula

goudvink

bouvreuil pivoine

Gimpel

 

Nikon D850

 

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Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

 

Coracias benghalensis

Indische Scharrelaar

Rollier indien

Bengalenracke

Carraca india

Ghiandaia marina indiana

Rolieiro-indiano

 

Nikon Z9

 

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juvenile

taken in March 2021

 

buteo buteo

buizerd

buse variable

Mäusebussard

 

Nikon D850

 

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at a small pool in a forest last week

 

a relative of the Grosbeaks

 

coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

Picogordo Común

Frosone

Bico-grossudo

 

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a relative of the Grosbeaks

An image from June as these are quite difficult to see from October to January

 

coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

Picogordo Común

Frosone

Bico-grossudo

 

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Lewa Conservancy, Kenya

from the archives

 

Up to 140cm (4.6 ft) tall and a maximum weight of 19kgs (42 lb). Their flight is labored and the wing span can reach 275cm (9ft)

  

ardeotis kori

koritrap

outarde kori

Riesentrappe

 

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taken Thursday evening with flowering mustard greens in the background

 

Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

 

Nikon D850

 

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vanellus vanellus

kievit of kieviet

vanneau huppé

Kiebitz

 

IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened

 

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at dawn end of June

 

Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

 

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at a frozen pond on the coldest day of the year

 

also called Eurasian Kingfisher

alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

 

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a few minutes later on a different perch

Tagus Estuary, south of Lisbon, Portugal

 

Common Buzzard

buteo buteo

buizerd

buse variable

Mäusebussard

 

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from the archives

 

the most common African Bee-eater

merops pusillus

dwergbijeneter

guêpier nain

Zwergspint

 

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( Kingfishers/Alcedinidae # 5 )

 

on an old bridge in Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India in April 2019

 

also called Common Kingfisher

alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

 

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very limited time for a number of days

 

female Common Kingfisher also called Eurasian Kingfisher

 

Alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

Martín Pescador Común

Martin pescatore

guarda-rios

 

Nikon Z9

 

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Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

 

sometimes called Painted Partridge

francolinus pictus

bonte frankolijn

Francolin peint

Tropfenfrankolin

Francolín Pintojo

Francolino pittato

Francolim-colorido

 

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in the rice fields of the Tagus Estuary, near Lisbon, Portugal

 

vanellus vanellus

kievit of kieviet

vanneau huppé

Kiebitz

 

IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened

 

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called Hedge Accentor in some new lists.

This fairly shy species lives in and near hedges.

It has a pleasant song

 

prunella modularis

heggenmus

accenteur mouchet

Heckenbraunelle

 

Nikon Z7 with Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF

 

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Torres del Paine NP, Patagonia, Chile

 

Leistes loyca

Grote Weidespreeuw

Sturnelle australe

Langschwanzstärling

Loica Común

Sturnella codalunga

peito-vermelho-rabilogo

 

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also called Common Bullfinch or simply Bullfinch

 

pyrrhula pyrrhula

goudvink

bouvreuil pivoine

Gimpel

 

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