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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)

107 200

this thrush species is also called Eurasian Blackbird

turdus merula

merel

merle noir

Amsel

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White-fronted Bee-eater by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

131 407

Kafue National Park, Zambia

merops bullockoides

witkapbijeneter

guêpier à front blanc

Weissstirnspint

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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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Brambling (f) by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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taken today

fringilla montifringilla

keep

pinson du nord

Bergfink

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Buzzard by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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on the ground in a forest 2 weeks ago

Common Buzzard

buteo buteo

buizerd

Buse variable

Mäusebussard

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Robin by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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robin

erithacus rubecula

roodborst

rouge-gorge familier

Rotkehlchen

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this squirrel just found a walnut ... by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Red Squirrel

sciurus vulgaris

eekhoorn

écureuil roux ou 'écureuil d'Eurasie

( Eurasische ) Eichhörnchen

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Little Owl by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

134 180

Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

Mochuelo Europeo

Civetta

Mocho-galego

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Little Owl by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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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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Whitethroat by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Common or Greater Whitethroat, a widespread warbler with a very pleasant song

sylvia communis or curruca communis

grasmus

fauvette grisette

Dorngrasmücke

Nikon Z7 with Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF

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Eastern Double-collared Sunbird by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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found on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater on the drive from Lake Manyara NP to the Ndutu area of the Serengeti in Tanzania

Cinnyris mediocris

Kilimanjarohoningzuiger

Souimanga du Kilimandjaro

Hochland-Nektarvogel

Suimanga del Kilimanjaro Oriental

Nettarinia duecollari orientale

Beija-flor-oriental-de-colar

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Brambling by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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a pretty winter visitor, typically seen among Chaffinches, their cousins

Taken yesterday

fringilla montifringilla

keep

pinson du nord

Bergfink

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Dunnock by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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called Hedge Accentor in some new lists.

This fairly shy species lives in and near hedges.

Its song is very pleasant .

prunella modularis

heggenmus

accenteur mouchet

Heckenbraunelle

Nikon D850

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Great Spotted Woodpecker by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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with Courtship season about to start Woodpeckers like this male Great Spotted and the male Black of the previous post are now at their prettiest

dendrocopos major

grote bonte specht

pic épeiche

Buntspecht

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African Black-fronted (or Red-eyed) Bulbul by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

pycnonotus nigricans

maskerbuulbuul

bulbul brunoir

Maskenbülbül

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a little bit greedy? by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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turdus merula

Eurasian Blackbird

merel

merle noir

Amsel oder Schwarzdrossel

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the "noisy Ibis" waiting for the sun to get stronger by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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the Hadada Ibis is well known in many areas of Southern and Eastern Africa for its loud calls early in the morning and in the late afternoon

bostrychia hagedash

hadada ibis

ibis hagedash

Hagedasch

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cute Hyena cub at dawn by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Spotted Hyena Cub in Kruger National Park, South Africa

crocuta crocuta

gevlekte hyena

hyène tachetée

Tüpfelhyäne

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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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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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Eurasian Wren by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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

troglodytes troglodytes

winterkoning of winterkoninkje

troglodyte mignon

Zaunkönig

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Red Squirrel by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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previous Red Squirrel posting was nearly 6 months ago but I did not see that many in the last months...

Red Squirrel

sciurus vulgaris

eekhoorn

écureuil roux ou 'écureuil d'Eurasie

( Eurasische ) Eichhörnchen

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Hawfinch by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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a relative of the Grosbeaks...

coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

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Reed Bunting by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Emberiza schoeniclus

rietgors

Bruant des roseaux

Rohrammer

Escribano Palustre

Migliarino di palude

Escrevedeira-dos-caniços

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Water Rail by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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this secretive bird lives in reedbeds and freshwater wetlands where it feeds on small fish and invertebrates.

Heard more often than seen.

rallus aquaticus

waterral

râle d'eau

Wasserralle

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Eurasian Kingfisher ( f ) by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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a juvenile, closer than expected for a few seconds yesterday

also called Common Kingfisher

alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

Martín Pescador Común

Martin pescatore

guarda-rios

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with a catch this time by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Common Kingfisher also called Eurasian Kingfisher

alcedo atthis

ijsvogel

martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Eisvogel

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Yellow-billed Hornbill by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

Nikon D850 with 500mm f/5.6

tockus leucomelas

zuidelijke geelsnaveltok

calao leucomèle

Südlicher Gelbschnabeltoko

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trying the menacing look... by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Little Owl chick last week.

Already quite impressive talons.

Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

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

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Little Owl by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Castro Verde plains, Alentejo, Portugal, early November

Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

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Robin by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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also taken in a forest on Thursday

also called European Robin

erithacus rubecula

roodborst of roodborstje

rouge-gorge familier

Rotkehlchen

Nikon Z7 with Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF

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Little Owl chick 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 TC14E III

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Double-toothed Barbets by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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enjoying the figs high up in the canopy

taken in the Masai Mara in Kenya in 2010

a large barbet found in wooded grasslands, at the edges of forests and in cultivated areas with fruiting trees

lybius bidentatus

dubbeltandbaardvogel

barbican bidenté

Doppelzahn-Bartvogel

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Yellow-billed Kite by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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milvus aegyptius

historically classified as a subspecies of the Black Kite (milvus migrans) but in recent lists increasingly considered as a separate species

geelsnavelwouw

milan d'Afrique

Schmarotzermilan

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Barred Cuckoo-shrike by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia

The best chance to capture these well is when they are foraging in fruiting trees at the edge of the rainforest.

Found in NE Australia and in parts of Papua New Guinea

coracina lineata

geeloogrupsvogel

échenilleur linéolé

Gelbaugen-Raupenfänger

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on a small ridge around sunset by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Cheetahs can often be found on a ridge or a large termite mound from which they can scan the plains for prey and for other large predators

Taken in north of Serengeti, Tanzania.

acinonyx jubatus

cheetah

jachtluipaard

guépard

Gepard

IUCN RED LIST STATUS: VULNERABLE

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subadult male Tiger by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madya Pradesh, India

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

Nikon Z9

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Painted Stork by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Satpura Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

a large and very distinctive stork of the Indian Subcontinent and South-East Asia. It can be found at lakes and reservoirs, freshwater marshes, river banks, flooded fields etc.

IUCN RED LIST STATUS: Near Threatened

mycteria leucocephala

Indische nimmerzat

tantale indien

Buntstorch oder Indischer Nimmersatt

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getting a stony look.... by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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female European Stonechat

also called Common Stonechat or just Stonechat

saxicola rubicola

roodborsttapuit

tarier pâtre

Schwarzkehlchen

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

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Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Esteros del Ibera / Ibera Wetlands,

Corrientes, Argentina

a scavenger found in savanna, wet grassland with scattered trees and in swamps and mangroves

also called Savanna Vulture

Cathartes burrovianus

kleine geelkopgier

Urubu à tête jaune

Savannen-Gelbkopfgeier

Aura Sabanera /Jote cabeza amarilla (chico)

Avvoltoio testagialla minore

urubu-de-cabeça-amarela

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wet and tired but still a piercing look by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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Lion cubs in the late afternoon after a thunder storm in the northern Serengeti, Tanzania.

IUCN RED LIST STATUS: vulnerable

panthera leo

leeuw

lion

Löwe

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Buzzard by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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taken today in a forest

Common Buzzard

buteo buteo

buizerd

Buse variable

Mäusebussard

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Eurasian Siskin ( m ) by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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in a forest today

also called European Siskin or just Siskin

Spinus spinus

sijs of sijsje

Tarin des aulnes

Erlenzeisig

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in prime condition and on a mission ... by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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female Leopard in Masai Mara, Kenya

from the archives

Leopard

panthera pardus

luipaard

léopard

Leopard

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typical pose of Narina Trogon (male) by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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sitting with its back to us as is so often the case with a trogon

in protected Sand Forest, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.

apaloderma narina

narinatrogon

trogon narina

Narinatrogon

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Red-backed Shrike by cirdantravels (Fons Buts)

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at dawn in Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

lanius collurio

grauwe klauwier

pie-grièche écorcheur

Neuntöter oder Rotrückenwürger

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