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Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson.
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The European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), also known as the Eurasian golden plover or just the golden plover within Europe, is a largish plover. This species is similar to two other golden plovers: the American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica, and Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva, which are both smaller, slimmer and relatively longer-legged than European golden plover, and both have grey rather than white axillary feathers (only properly visible in flight).
The European golden plover is quite thickset, with its wings only being slightly longer than its tail. Its most distinct feature is a white "s"-shaped band stretching from its forehead to its flanks.
The European golden plover is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. (wikipedia)
There was a nice winter flock of Golden Plover off Blackrock, Co. Louth, in Dundalk Bay, coming to rest on the exposed mudflats at low tide. Such a great sight to see and hear, as they come wheeling down in loose flocks to settle.
Red Squirrel at my feeding station in the Scottish Highlands. I offer workshops here, please contact me or visit my website (www.karenmillerphotography.co.uk) for details.
Wacky White-cheeked or Bahama pintails sometimes curl up in a ball, raising their tail high over their heads.
The only duck (bird) I've ever seen this behaviour in. Capturing it is another matter LOL
Dutch: Bahamapijlstaart (Anas bahamensis)
The Common cuckoo is a widespread migratory bird that breeds across much of Europe and Asia before wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. In Britain it is most strongly associated with open countryside, heathland, wetlands, reedbeds, moorland edges, rough grassland and lightly wooded landscapes where suitable host species are abundant. Although once a familiar sound across much of the UK, breeding numbers have declined significantly in recent decades, particularly in southern England, making sightings more noteworthy than they were a generation ago. The species is best known for its brood-parasitic breeding strategy: instead of building its own nest, the female lays an egg in the nest of another bird species, leaving the host parents to rear the chick.
In Britain, common cuckoos use a range of host species, including reed warblers, meadow pipits, dunnocks and, less commonly, buntings. Small birds often recognise a cuckoo as a serious threat because a female cuckoo may be searching for nests in which to lay her eggs. Even when the cuckoo is not targeting their nest, reed buntings frequently engage in "mobbing" behaviour—flying at, calling at and harassing the larger bird to drive it away from their breeding territory. A cuckoo's shape can also resemble that of a small hawk, which further provokes alarm responses. During the breeding season it is therefore quite common to see a cuckoo pursued relentlessly by reed buntings, warblers or other small passerines.
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson.
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The Sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wader. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.
This bird is similar in size to a Dunlin, but stouter, with a thick bill. It shows a strong white wingbar in flight, and runs along the sandy beaches it prefers with a characteristic "bicycling" action, stopping frequently to pick small food items. It eats small crabs and other small invertebrates. In spring, the birds arrive on the High Arctic breeding grounds.
The winter bird is very pale, almost white apart from a dark shoulder patch. Later in the summer, the face and throat become brick-red. Sanderling behavior is distinctive. It can be told from other small wading birds, given good views, by its lack of a hind toe. (wikipedia)
A Sanderling in breeding plumage along the Sagres coastline, Portugal.
Learning the ropes from Mom, and a bit cheeky. Mom is giving him the stink eye.
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Albino Grey squirrel, (Sciurus carolinensis). Took this over one of my local parks in the UK, a true Albino, pink eyes and all. Looks likes he's about to take his jacket off for a fight with the greys, bless him.
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Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson.
www.markcarmodyphotography.com
The Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution breeding in temperate and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia and east and central North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions. It is sometimes known as the sea swallow. The term "Commic Tern" refers to birds which are not seen well enough to positively determined if they are Common or Arctic Terns.
Its thin, sharp bill is red with a dark tip. Its longish legs are also red. Its upperwings show a dark primary wedge, unlike the Arctic Tern, in which they are uniformly grey. Its long tail extends only to the wingtips on the standing bird, unlike Arctic and Roseate Terns, which extend past the wingtips. It is not as pale as the Roseate Tern and has longer wings. (wikipedia)
Taken in Dublin as the birds were making forays over a public path towards their nesting pontoon. Fantastic to watch the adult birds go back and forth over the path, ignoring all the people out walking. Evening light helped make it a lovely few hours.
I like the way that these guys are all standing together however when you look at their feet, they are all standing differently.
A montage to show you courtship behaviour with Sminthurides nr. penicillifer, as with all Sminthurides species the male and female Springtail perform a courtship ritual. The male which is quite a bit smaller than the female will approach a female and attempt to link its antennae with the female (If the female lets him). The male has specially adapted antennae with long setae on it, it uses these setae to lock its antennae around the females antennae. The female will often carry the male around like this for some time, I'm not sure if this is to exhaust her or if there is some pheromone at play here. The male will then unlock itself and deposit spermatophores that the female will walk over.
In these images the male is the smaller of the linked pair, the females being a lot larger with the distinctive white abdominal and facial band :o)
The females are about 1mm in length and the males 0.6mm long, taken with the MP-E on a 1.4x teleconverter and some with an extra 36mm extension tube added between the lens and teleconverter.
I have included some extra images in the comments :o)
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In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty.
He was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him.
Nemesis noticed this behaviour and attracted Narcissus to a pool, where he saw his own reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realising it was merely an image.
Unable to leave the beauty of his reflection, Narcissus lost his will to live.
He stared at his reflection until he died.
Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance or public perception.
This one here, with its salmon trumpet, is a fragrant variety.
I (maybe wrongly) make a distinction, based on that fact, between Daffodils and Narcissus...
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This is a reworking of a 2008 photograph which I liked very much but attracted few views and no faves. Not understanding the social aspects of Flickr I made the mistake of uploading more than 2000 photos this time last year when I first posted on Flickr. I uploaded as many the night after. Naturally they were resoundingly ignored. Posting between 1 and 4 shots each day seems to be more normal behaviour and I have been so grateful for the comments and encouragement and friendship I have received doing just that. I believe Flickr disapproves of reposting so I have now made a couple of different treatments of the image I liked. Here they are.
Fabulous encounter with a wonderful, totally relaxed mountain hare in the Scottish Highlands, July 2019.
Every kind of behaviour of Éber has a different face expression. I often wonder when I see the results after shooting how many feelings can appear on his face. It's not the easiest thing to believe there is only one dog in these photos.
The mating behaviour of avocets is very elegant. Initially both birds can be seen preening vigorously, then the female lowers her head, stretches it low over the water and stands almost motionless..Having bred successfully they will be faithful to the site in subsequent years. Pair-bonds are maintained only for the duration of breeding season and break up by the time winter flocks gather.
Avocets nest in loose colonies of up to 150 pairs. Colony size and density are determined by availability of suitable nest sites, distance to water and risk of predation. The nest, built by both sexes, is a shallow scrape on bare mud or in sparse vegetation, even in shallow water, and is composed of short pieces of stems, roots, and leaves of marsh vegetation