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Narina Trogon ( female ) by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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another one with suitable colors for Christmas ....

Taken in a Sand Forest area in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, in June 2017

The Narina Trogon is the most widespread of the 3 African trogon species. It lives in riverine and lowland forest in Southern and Eastern Africa where it sits upright in the canopy, typically with its back to the outside.

It is an insectivore.

apaloderma narina

narinatrogon

trogon narina

Narinatrogon

Sand Forest is an increasingly rare habitat found in Kwazulu Natal (South Africa) and southern Mozambique. Many interesting mammals and birds inhabit these beautiful forests

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Tawny Eagle with a commanding look by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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in the same area of Kwazulu Natal in South Africa but not the same bird

aquila rapax

savannearend

aigle ravisseur

Raubadler oder Savannenadler

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Green-headed Tanager by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Iguazu National Park, Misiones, Argentina

Tangara seledon

prachttangare

Calliste à tête verte

Dreifarbentangare

Tangara Arcoiris / Saíra arcoiris

Tanagra testaverde

saíra-sete-cores

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( Northern ) Goshawk by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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adult female

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

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Pale Chanting Goshawk taking off above us by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk in Madikwe GR, South Africa

(also called Southern Chanting Goshawk)

melierax canorus

bleke zanghavik

autour chanteur

Grosser Singhabicht

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Palm-nut Vulture, a special bird of prey by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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on a carcass on the plains of the remote Western Corridor of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Feeding on carrion constitutes only a minor part of the diet of this remarkable species . Especially the juveniles but also adult birds mainly feed on the fruits of oil palm and raffia palm

sometimes called Vulturine Fish Eagle

Gypohierax angolensis

palmgier

Palmiste africain

Palmgeier

Buitre Palmero

Avvoltoio delle palme

Abutre-das-palmeiras

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Little Owl by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

Nikon Z7 with Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF and TC 1,4xIII

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Indian Pond Heron by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Velavadar ( or Blackbuck ) National Park in Gujarat, India

a rather small heron that is a relative of the Squacco Heron

ardeola grayii

Indische ralreiger

crabier de Gray

Paddyreiher

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always alert.... by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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beautiful young female Leopard in Panna National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Leopard

panthera pardus

luipaard

léopard

Leopard

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Redstart by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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another Common Redstart 2 days ago

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

gekraagde roodstaart

Rougequeue à front blanc

Gartenrotschwanz

Colirrojo Real

Codirosso comune

Rabirruivo-de-testa-branca

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Great Spotted Woodpecker by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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male bird

dendrocopos major

grote bonte specht

pic épeiche

Buntspecht

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Gilded Sapphire by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Iguazu , Misiones, Argentina

also called Gilded Hummingbird

Hylocharis chrysura

gouden saffierkolibrie

Saphir à queue d'or

Goldsaphirkolibri

Zafiro Bronceado / Picaflor bronceado

Zaffiro dorato

Beija-flor-dourado

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Common Kingfisher ( m ) by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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also called Eurasian Kingfisher

alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

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stretching and yawning by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Puma cub at dawn on a ridge in Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile

puma concolor

poema

Puma

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Common Kingfisher (juvenile) by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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also called Eurasian Kingfisher

alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

Martín Pescador Común

Martin pescatore

guarda-rios

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Gilded Hummingbird by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Iguazu , Misiones, Argentina

also called Gilded Sapphire

Hylocharis chrysura

gouden saffierkolibrie

Saphir à queue d'or

Goldsaphirkolibri

Zafiro Bronceado / Picaflor bronceado

Zaffiro dorato

Beija-flor-dourado

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Green Bee-eater by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

also called Little Green Bee-eater

merops orientalis

kleine groene bijeneter

guêpier d'Orient

Asiensmaragdspint

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Burchell's Glossy Starling by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

also called Burchell's Starling ( or Burchell's Glossy-Starling)

lamprotornis australis

grote glansspreeuw

choucador de Burchell

Riesenglanzstar

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Reticulated Giraffe, an endangered subspecies by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Lewa Conservancy, Kenya

from the archives

The Reticulated Giraffe is a beautiful giraffe subspecies that lives in Northern Kenya, Southern Ethiopia and Somalia.

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered

Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata

Somalische giraffe of netgiraffe

girafe réticulée ou girafe de Somalie

Netzgiraffe

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Painting of a Lake by Jan ( off and on )

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Derwentwater - one of the jewels of the English Lake District. This was taken during my sister and my holiday there in late May this year. The sky was magnificent, as was the light on the lake. So I thought I'd paint it !

Been meaning to paint this for a long time and finally done it in Topaz Impression 2.

Thanks so much, as always for faves, comments ... you know I love them ! Thank you for always being so supportive. It means such a lot to me.

dreamy Chaffinch by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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also called Common Chaffinch

fringilla coelebs

vink

pinson des arbres

Buchfink

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Lilac-breasted Roller by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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from the archives

coracias caudatus

vorkstaartscharrelaar

rollier à longs brins

Gabelracke

Sony A99 II

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Grey-headed Kingfisher, Kafue National Park, Zambia by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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taken in a woodland area where we were looking for large antelopes and while we were being harassed by tsetse flies.

This beautiful kingfisher is an intra-African migrant in broad-leafed woodland and savanna

halcyon leucocephala

grijskopijsvogel

martin-chasseur à tête grise

Graukopfliest

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a rare Beauty by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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the Mangrove Kingfisher can be found in coastal and riparian forests and in mangrove swamps in Eastern and Southeastern Africa.

It is a close relative of the Woodland Kingfisher.

Photographed from a small boat on a river in Saadani NP in Tanzania in 2008.

Halcyon senegaloides

mangroveijsvogel

Martin-chasseur des mangroves

Mangroveliest

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Reed Bunting (m) by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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challenging conditions today with wind gusts of over 100 km/h

emberiza schoeniclus

rietgors

bruant des roseaux

Rohrammer

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Eurasian Jay by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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garrulus glandarius

Eurasian Jay

gaai

geai des chênes

Eichelhäher

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Chaffinch by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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also called Common Chaffinch

fringilla coelebs

vink

pinson des arbres

Buchfink

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Launch by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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female 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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Buzzard by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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in a forest last month

Common Buzzard

buteo buteo

buizerd

Buse variable

Mäusebussard

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Eurasian Jay by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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last week

this winter these are more visible than usually

garrulus glandarius

gaai of Vlaamse gaai

geai des chênes

Eichelhäher

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Wood Nuthatch by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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yesterday at the edge of a forest

sometimes called Eurasian Nuthatch or simply Nuthatch

sitta europaea

boomklever

sittelle torchepot

Kleiber

Trepador Azul

Picchio muratore

Trepadeira-azul

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Red-fronted Barbet by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Lewa Conservancy, Kenya

from the archives

A small and very pretty barbet that lives in dry woodland, acacia scrub and riverine forest

tricholaema diademata

diadeembaardvogel

barbican à diadème

Diadembartvogel

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Dunnock by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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In some lists it is now called Hedge Accentor.

Sometimes also called Hedge Sparrow.

This shy and pretty species lives in and near hedges.

Its song is very pleasant .

prunella modularis

heggenmus

accenteur mouchet

Heckenbraunelle

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mantling Northern Goshawk by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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young male in a forest.

On high alert as there were 2 Common Buzzards calling in the area and especially the large female Buzzard was very aggressive.

also called Goshawk

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

Azor Común

Astore

Açor

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male Cheetah patrolling his territory by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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in the late afternoon in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

cheetah

acinonyx jubatus

jachtluipaard

guépard

Gepard

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alert Cheetah by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Ndutu area in southeastern Serengeti, Tanzania

cheetah

acinonyx jubatus

jachtluipaard

guépard

Gepard

guepardo o chita

ghepardo

guepardo ou chita

IUCN RED LIST Status: Vulnerable and the trend is DECREASING

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the smallest cubs of a pride of 18 by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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in the Western Corridor of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

We found this pride several times at the edge of a large plain with lots of prey. Most of the time they were resting in an area with trees, bushes, shade and some water. They only became active late in the afternoon

Taken in January 2023.

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Robin by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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also called European Robin

erithacus rubecula

roodborst of roodborstje

rouge-gorge familier

Rotkehlchen

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Water Rail by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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rallus aquaticus

waterral

râle d'eau

Wasserralle

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Robin by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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also called European Robin

erithacus rubecula

roodborst of roodborstje

rouge-gorge familier

Rotkehlchen

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Northern Lapwing by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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vanellus vanellus

kievit of kieviet

vanneau huppé

Kiebitz

IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened

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hesitating herd of Zebras and Eland Antelopes by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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before crossing the river in the Masai Mara during the Great Migration

From the archives.

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a pair of Mandarin Ducks by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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on the stormy Thursday of last week at the large pool in farmland this was an unexpected sighting.

This fairly small duck was introduced in Europe from the Far East quite a long time ago. There is a small population of escaped or deliberately released birds that survive in the wild in several countries.

Here in Flanders ( the North of Belgium ) less than 100 breeding pairs probably.

A fairly shy duck that nests high up in trees.

aix galericulata

mandarijneend

canard mandarin

Mandarinente

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Swallow-tailed Manakin by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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photographed from a path in an area of dense jungle in Iguazu National Park, Misiones, Argentina

also called Blue Manakin, it lives in lower growth of humid forest , woodland and forest edges in southeast Brazil, northeast Argentina and east Paraguay

The leks are spectacular with typically 2 males displaying together, cartwheeling around each other

Chiroxiphia caudata

zwaluwstaartmanakin

Manakin à longue queue

Blaubrustpipra

Saltarín Azul / Bailarín azul

Manachino coda di rondine

manaquim-azul / tangará / canto-de-macaco / dançador

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the elegant Swallow-tailed Bee-eater by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Kafue National Park, Zambia

merops hirundineus

zwaluwstaartbijeneter

guêpier à queue d'aronde

Schwalbenschwanzspint

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foraging Flamingoes (2) by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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early November in the Tagus Estuary near Lisbon, Portugal

after the harvesting of the rice a few thousand Greater Flamingoes were busy feeding in the exposed water.

Also thousands of Glossy Ibis, about hundred White Storks and many Gulls and Waders

phoenicopterus roseus

gewone flamingo

flamant rose

Rosaflamingo

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Brown-hooded Kingfisher by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

halcyon albiventris

bruinkapijsvogel

martin-chasseur à tête brune

Braunkopfliest

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Blackbird by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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this thrush species is also called Eurasian Blackbird

turdus merula

merel

merle noir

Amsel

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Wattled Cranes (Endangered) and Spur-winged Geese by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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The Wattled Crane is Africa's largest crane.

The Spur-winged Goose is a large dark goose

Photographed on a floodplain in the Okavango Delta, Botswana in 2009

Wattled Crane

Grus carunculata or Bugeranus carunculatus

lelkraanvogel

grue caronculée

Klunkerkranich

Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

spoorwiekgans

oie-armée de Gambie

Sporngans

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Starling by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Common Starling also called European Starting

sturnus vulgaris

spreeuw

Etourneau sansonnet

Star

estornino pinto`

storno comune

estorninho-malhado

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