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* I thought you might like a break from English history. This is from 2017 showing pleasing fall colours along the Swift River in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
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The swift parrot (Lathamus discolor) breeds in Tasmania and migrates north to south eastern Australia from Griffith-Warialda in New South Wales and west to Adelaide in the winter. It is related to the rosellas, with the feeding habits of a lorikeet. It is the only member in the genus Lathamus.
There was estimated to be fewer than 2000 mature individuals remaining in the wild as of 2011. In 2014, researchers from the Australian National University modelled that the species may face extinction by 2031 due to predation and loss of habitat,the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) upgraded the status of the swift parrot from endangered to critically endangered in October 2015 based on results from the study. {information from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_parrot)
... towards the weekend - TGIF!
Common moorhen / Teichralle (Gallinula chloropus)
on the pond of Botanical Garden, Frankfurt
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A Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) its next to its underground den ever vigilant of any potential danger to itself and pups who are romping around on the prairie landscape on the Onefour Ranch in southeastern Alberta, Canada.
28 June, 2009.
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Not the greatest of pictures it was extremely dark in the canyon, but something cool we found. Black Swift come from rainforest of Brazil and nest here in Colorado along high walls near waterfalls.
A Swift Fox (Vulpes velour) pup plays under the watchful eye of the parent and keeps within view of the den entrance on the prairie landscape in a wildlife reserve in southern Alberta, Canada.
28 June, 2009.
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Swift moon.
I waited ages for the right moment this evening, my patience was rewarded.
To get this shot, I had to select the narrowest aperture I could (f29!), keep a high shutter speed & crank the ISO right up.
The Swifts flying over my head rarely went directly across the moon, which was much smaller than it looks here.
Passing villagers thought I was mad!
Swift current Lake at Many Glacier
Glacier National Park,
Rocky Montains,
Lugar: Montana
País: USA
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An adult Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) searches the prairie landscape near her burrow or den for any danger to her pups or the return of her mate with any food for the family. This den was located in south eastern Alberta on the prairie landscape on the One-Four Ranch.
28 June, 2009.
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A Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) sits outside its den on the prairie landscape in southern Alberta, Canada.
While assisting a colleague in a study of Burrowing Owls in the area, we observed this fox and its young.
28 June, 2009.
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An adult female Swift Fox (Vulpes fulva) is ever alert in all directions to potential danger at the entrance of the den on the prairie grasslands of the One-Four Ranch in south eastern Alberta, Canada.
28 June, 2009.
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With the disappointment of not managing to catch up with the Night Heron early Sunday morning fresh in our minds, we consoled ourselves and spent a bit of time watching the Swallows, Swifts and House Martins skimming the empty lake for a drink.
Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) pair interact when the male returns to the den site on the prairie landscape in southern Alberta near One-Four, Alberta, Canada.
The male, with the lighter colouring on its muzzle, is the one looking at me in my blind.
28 June, 2009.
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A different angle from a favourite spot. Shot on Whitefish River First Nation.
Swift Current, Ontario.
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Spain; Alicante, Clot de Galvany 12/9/21.
I still find these one of THE identification conundrums of late summer/autumn. Juvenile Common Swifts are the major problem as adults are usually moulting. In spring, I find Pallid Swifts can be blindingly obvious… they’re all adults; but in late summer juvenile Common Swifts can certainly muddy the waters. I’ve tentatively identified and sometimes aged these when obviously moulting adults. Slightly broader wings and slightly blunter tail on Pallid can help, but of course with birds moulting outer primaries that can go out the window...
The light plays a big part, but as ever the major thing is experience… I don’t watch Pallid Swift every day of the week, at least not in central France...
When I was a twitcher in the UK it was easy, like black and white. I just read it in a book so it must be so. Then I started watching Pallids in late summer in the early 1980’s and pretty soon realised that it wasn’t quite like that… such are the joys of birding… always learning.
It is always a fantastic day when you have these little rockets whizzing all around you. Having them fly past you just a few cm's away is something you never forget, especially if you are a kid when you experience it for the first time.
I took this a couple of days ago at Wilstone reservoir, Tring. We often get good numbers there but they have dropped off in the last few years. Hopefully they will bounce back.
Taken handheld with the Canon R7 and an adapted EF100-400II lens.
This has been a thing with me for a while. Getting these Swifts in flight and not with a blue sky background. This day, I looked my enemy square in the eyes and said, You're going down today.It finally ducked down below the tree line, got my sights on it and fired off a few shots. Got a little carried away there.
Not sure why I torture myself trying to get shots of these bullets every year. This is one pose, you hardly ever see. They usually look like a Cigar with wings. The Swifts will never perch until they sleep. They spend most their lives in the air.
Stay safe out there, lot of bad things going on right now.
Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor)
A couple of birds from June last year when a birding mate and I managed to see the two critically endangered Parrots here in Southern Australia in the space of four days.
Spain; Alicante, Clot de Galvany 12/9/21.
I still find these one of THE identification conundrums of late summer/autumn. Juvenile Common Swifts are the major problem as adults are usually moulting. In spring, I find Pallid Swifts can be blindingly obvious… they’re all adults; but in late summer juvenile Common Swifts can certainly muddy the waters. I’ve tentatively identified and sometimes aged these when obviously moulting adults. Slightly broader wings and slightly blunter tail on Pallid can help, but of course with birds moulting outer primaries that can go out the window...
The light plays a big part, but as ever the major thing is experience… I don’t watch Pallid Swift every day of the week, at least not in central France...
When I was a twitcher in the UK it was easy, like black and white. I just read it in a book so it must be so. Then I started watching Pallids in late summer in the early 1980’s and pretty soon realised that it wasn’t quite like that… such are the joys of birding… always learning.
So hard to identify hawks because of similar patterns and colors, but most likely this is a red-tailed hawk. Two quick shots as it leaves the field after feeding.