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Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

 

sometimes called Rufous-backed Shrike

lanius schach

langstaartklauwier

Pie-grièche schach

Schachwürger

Alcaudón Schach

Averla dorsorossiccio

picanço-rabilongo

 

This true shrike species is not closely related to the Magpie Shrike of Africa ( Urolestes melanoleucus ), which was historically called the ( African ) Long-tailed Shrike.

 

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in a local forest early 2022

 

Nikon Z9

 

buteo buteo

buizerd

Buse variable

Mäusebussard

Busardo ratonero

Poiana

Águia-d'asa-redonda

 

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during a few weeks I will be less present on Flickr

 

a relative of the Grosbeaks

coccothraustes coccothraustes

appelvink

gros-bec casse-noyaux

Kernbeißer

Picogordo Común

Frosone

Bico-grossudo

 

Nikon Z9

 

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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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For those celebrating, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and hope that you and those around you can find calm in this holiday season.

 

Little Owl at sunset

Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

Mochuelo Europeo

Civetta

Mocho-galego

 

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European Rabbit exploring the edge of a wild flower meadow.

 

In the past there were often such patches between fields of wheat/barley... These areas are great for mammals and for many birds like finch species etc

Nowadays in times of industrial agriculture such patches have become rare.

 

Nikon D850

 

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Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh , India

 

The Sambar is the 3rd largest of all deer/cervid species in the world.

Panna National Park has a decent population and some particularly impressive stags.

 

Sambar or Sambar Deer

Rusa unicolor

sambar of paardhert of Aristoteleshert

sambar

Sambar oder Pferdehirsch

Sambar o Sambhur

Sambar indiano

 

IUCN RED LIST STATUS: VULNERABLE

 

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dendrocopos major

grote bonte specht

pic épeiche

Buntspecht

Pico Picapinos

Picchio rosso maggiore

Pica-pau-malhado-grande

 

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this female juvenile is one of 3 youngsters that were exploring the area around the nest in a large forest in July.

They did not really hide their presence and their attacks were too clumsy to be successfull. As they were still fed by the parents they had time to fine tune their hunting skills.

 

This female juvenile looked already powerful and her talons were very impressive.

I did not see an adult.

 

also called Northern Goshawk

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

 

Nikon D850

 

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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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in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

 

A medium-size African eagle species that, when perched, is easy to recognize because of its long shaggy crest. It is fairly widespread and can be found at the edge of forests and in wooded savanna areas often near to marshes, wetlands and rivers.

It feeds mainly on large diurnal rodents, including various rats, mice, as well as shrews.

 

Lophaetus occipitalis

Afrikaanse zwarte kuifarend

Aigle huppard

Schopfadler

Águila Crestilarga

Aquila crestalunga

Águia-de-penacho

 

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in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

halcyon smyrnensis

Smyrnaijsvogel

martin-chasseur de Smyrna

Braunliest

 

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in a clearing in a forest

 

Muscicapa striata

grauwe vliegenvanger

gobemouche gris

Grauschnäpper

 

Nikon Z7 with Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF

 

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North Chinese Leopards are stealthy but extremely fast as you can see here. Blink and you miss her. This is the lovely, but speedy Atara. Today is her 15th birthday!

The smallest of three brothers and the last surviving brother, whilst he is full of battle scars, he has oodles of presence! Early morning is interesting as he and Kasanga have quite the roaring conversation!!

 

Big Cat Sanctuary, Kent

Short Eared Owl - Asio flammeus

 

Over much of its range, short-eared owls occurs with the similar-looking long-eared owl. At rest, the ear-tufts of long-eared owl serve to easily distinguish the two (although long-eared owls can sometimes hold its ear-tufts flat). The iris-colour differs: yellow in short-eared, and orange in long-eared, and the black surrounding the eyes is vertical on long-eared, and horizontal on short-eared. Overall the short-eared tends to be a paler, sandier bird than the long-eared.

 

The short-eared owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range. The short-eared owl is known to relocate to areas of higher rodent populations. It will also wander nomadically in search of better food supplies during years when vole populations are low.

 

Hunting occurs mostly at night, but this owl is known to be diurnal and crepuscular as well. Its daylight hunting seems to coincide with the high-activity periods of voles, its preferred prey. It tends to fly only feet above the ground in open fields and grasslands until swooping down upon its prey feet-first. Several owls may hunt over the same open area. Its food consists mainly of rodents, especially voles, but it will eat other small mammals such as mice, ground squirrels, shrews, rats, bats, muskrats and moles. It will also occasionally predate smaller birds, especially when near sea-coasts and adjacent wetlands at which time they attack shorebirds, terns and small gulls and seabirds with semi-regularity. Avian prey is more infrequently preyed on inland and centers on passerines such as larks, icterids, starlings, tyrant flycatchers and pipits.

 

Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps Cristatus

 

BIRD GUIDES NOTEABALE PHOTO May 26-4 June 2019

 

The great crested grebe has an elaborate mating display. Like all grebes, it nests on the water's edge, since its legs are set relatively far back and it is thus unable to walk very well. Usually two eggs are laid, and the fluffy, striped young grebes are often carried on the adult's back. In a clutch of two or more hatchlings, male and female grebes will each identify their 'favourites', which they alone will care for and teach

 

Unusually, young grebes are capable of swimming and diving almost at hatching. The adults teach these skills to their young by carrying them on their back and diving, leaving the chicks to float on the surface; they then re-emerge a few feet away so that the chicks may swim back onto them.

 

The great crested grebe feeds mainly on fish, but also small crustaceans, insects small frogs and newts.

 

This species was hunted almost to extinction in the United Kingdom in the 19th century for its head plumes, which were used to decorate hats and ladies' undergarments. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds was set up to help protect this species, which is again a common sight.

 

The great crested grebe and its behaviour was the subject of one of the landmark publications in avian ethology: Julian Huxley's 1914 paper on The Courtship‐habits of the Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus).

 

Population:

 

UK breeding:

 

4,600 pairs

 

UK wintering:

 

19,000 individuals

adult bird end of May

 

Little Owl

Athene noctua

steenuil

Chevêche d'Athéna ou Chouette chevêche

Steinkauz

Mochuelo Europeo

Civetta

Mocho-galego

 

Nikon Z9

 

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The moment when the Osprey with a fish takes off from the water surface.

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Watched this little fella hunting along the Humber Estuary bank a few weeks back .. relentless 🐁

I saw tracks of him over the weekend at Spurn but unfortunately no sightings..

Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus (M)

 

It breeds across Europe and much of temperate and northern Asia. Most birds migrate south in winter, but those in the milder south and west of the range are resident. It is common in reedbeds and also breeds in drier open areas such as moorland and cultivation. For example, it is a component of the purple moor grass and rush pastures, a type of Biodiversity Action Plan habitat in the UK. It occurs on poorly drained neutral and acidic soils of the lowlands and upland fringe.

 

The common reed bunting is a medium-sized bird, 13.5–15.5 cm long, with a small but sturdy seed-eater's bill. The male has a black head and throat, white neck collar and underparts, and a heavily streaked brown back. The female is much duller, with a streaked brown head, and is more streaked below.

 

Despite its name, the Reed Bunting breeds across a range of habitats from reedbeds and conifer plantations to hedgerows and arable crops like oil seed rape. During the non-breeding season, this species is dependent upon weed seeds, and as such, Reed Buntings would have joined other species in winter flocks on farmland stubbles. The decline of this species matches that of other farmland species like Tree Sparrow and Linnet. The increasing winter use of gardens during the 1980s probably reflects the decrease in availability of winter food.

 

Now the commonest and most widespread UK bird of prey. The buzzard is quite large with broad, rounded wings, and a short neck and tail. When gliding and soaring it will often hold its wings in a shallow 'V' and the tail is fanned. Buzzards are variable in colour from all dark brown to much paler variations, all have dark wingtips and a finely barred tail. Their plaintive mewing call could be mistaken for a cat.

What they eat: Buzzards tend to eat small mammals, birds and carrion. Even earthworms and large insects when other prey is in short supply.

 

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a mix of youngsters and adults can be found in the forest in this period

 

also called simply Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

gekraagde roodstaart

Rougequeue à front blanc

Gartenrotschwanz

Colirrojo Real

Codirosso comune

Rabirruivo-de-testa-branca

 

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Tufted Titmouse.

 

Sparrow-sized at 6 inches. Gray above and whitish below, with rust colored sides and a conspicuous gray crest. The "Black-crested Titmouse", a species found in southwestern Oklahoma and Texas is similar but has a black crest.

 

Their habitat includes swampy or moist woodlands, and shade trees in villages and city parks. In winter, at feeders.

 

They range from eastern Nebraska, southern Michigan, and Maine south to Texas, the Gulf Coast and central Florida.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

 

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Sand Martin - Riparia riparia

 

The sand martin (Riparia riparia) or European sand martin, bank swallow in the Americas, and collared sand martin in the Indian Subcontinent, is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean countries, part of northern Asia and also North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, South America and the Indian Subcontinent.

 

The sand martin is sociable in its nesting habits; from a dozen to many hundred pairs will nest close together, according to available space. The nests are at the end of tunnels of from a few inches to three or four feet in length, bored in sand or gravel. The actual nest is a litter of straw and feathers in a chamber at the end of the burrow; it soon becomes a hotbed of parasites. Four or five white eggs are laid about mid-late May, and a second brood is usual in all but the most northernly breeding sites.

 

Population:

 

UK breeding:

100,000 nests

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A beautiful Gannet cruising into a strong wind 👌

Tufted Titmouse. Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back much thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Meadow Pipit seen in the Newlands Valley Cumbria. (2237)

Common Crane leaving RSPB Blacktoft Sands. (2168)

A Swan attack, other swans not welcome. The swan on the left was very teritorial and aggressive injuring several birds. Luckily here the one under attack got away. (1686)

In flight Barn Owl seen at RSPB Bempton Cliffd. (2183)

Butterfly.

 

Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan.

Willow Warbler seen in the Newlands Valley, The yellow background is gorse in flower. Cumbria. (2116)

Wood Sandpiper seen in the Spurn Point area. (1692)

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