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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)
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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Nieuwe uitdagingen zijn mogelijk met de R5, deze foto is daar een voorbeeld van. Als je de foto groot bekijkt zie je zijn prooi.
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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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Swift current Lake at Many Glacier
Glacier National Park,
Rocky Montains,
Lugar: Montana
País: USA
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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.
Diamond beach has a strong current and can have unpredictable surge waves. No wonder the ice gets polished. 20220115 Diamond Beach Again 5
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.
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.
While sunflowers sway in a hot Salt Lake County breeze, Cotton Belt and Southern Pacific GP60s pull a 40-car train of priority UPS trailers and Coors beer from Denver through Riverton, Utah on the Rio Grande the evening of Aug. 29, 1994.
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.
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.
I wanted to post a tribute to my old friend Ed Swift from Warren, MA. Ed was an avid railfan photographer who passed away in 2009. Ed served his country as an aviator in WW II, Korea and Vietnam. He flew transport planes at the end of the war in the Pacific including a forced landing in the ocean with all the crew surviving. Ed loved his classic Alpa cameras as he is holding in this picture in Palmer, MA on March 28, 2003.
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.
A challenge to photograph - they are not called Swifts for nothing. This one, along with hundreds more, was patrolling over Bartley Reservoir in SW Birmingham UK - 02-06-23 #Springwatch
Photo by Andy
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Photographing swifts feels a bit like playing a video game, with targets flying at you from random angles at ridiculous speeds.
Helen and I have been enjoying trying to keep these amazing birds in frame immensely and it's been a real thrill having these speedsters whizzing past us, often passing by within a few feet so you could hear the whoosh as they passed by.
We wondered whether they were paying us such close attention because we were attracting the insects (some of which bite) that they were feeding on.
Interesting fact "As the bird is hunting, insects are collected in the back of the throat in a special food pouch and bound together with saliva into a ball called a bolus, which is periodically eaten or taken to the nest. These food balls can contain thousands of insects.
Read more at www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guid...;
ACDME Race Weekend GT3 Cup
SINGLE SEATER SERIES - Race 2
Car: Swift SC97
Driver: Pedro Vilarinho
Team: Pedro Vilarinho