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The cormorant is an excellent fisher. It is most easily spotted when it is perched, stretching its wings out in the sun to dry after a dive. The UK holds internationally important wintering numbers of cormorant.
Great Grey Owl, Swedish name: Lappuggla Latin: Strix nebulosa
The Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) is a very large owl, documented as the world's largest species of owl by length (text from Wikipedia). This is a juvenile bird. Swedish name: Lappuggla Latin: Strix nebulosa The Great Grey Owl is a very large owl, documented as the world's largest species of owl by length. The length ranges from 61 to 84 cm, averaging 72 cm for females and 67 cm for males. The wingspan can exceed 152 cm, but averages 142 cm for females and 140 cm for males.
Wikipedia article about the Great Grey Owl.
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The Painted Spurfowl (Galloperdix Lunulata) is a bird of the Pheasant family found in rocky hill and scrub forests mainly in peninsular India.
Males are more brightly coloured and spotted boldly in white. Males have two to four spurs while females can have one or two of the spurs on their tarsus.
The species is found mainly in rocky and scrub forest habitats unlike the red spurfowl.
It is found in the undergrowth in pairs or small groups, escaping by running and rarely taking to the wing when flushed.
They feed on berries, seeds, tubers, drupes, small mollusks, insects and flowers.
📷✨ Witness the enchanting moment captured at Nature Reserve Paul de Arzila as the dazzling Common Kingfisher proudly displays its latest triumph - a glimmering little fish clasped delicately in its beak. The stunning avian marvel of iridescent blue feathers and keen hunting prowess is showcased against the serene backdrop of the reserve's natural beauty. Join us in celebrating this extraordinary encounter with nature's brilliance! 🐦🎣🍃
The Glossy Ibis (Plegadis Falcinellus) is a wading bird belonging to the ibis family Threskiornithidae. This ibis species is a migratory bird.
The Glossy Ibis is a heron-like wading bird with dark green and purple plumage. Their leg color varies from very dark brown to olive-grey. They have a long curved bill and the bill color is brownish grey.
These ibis species are medium sized birds, measuring 45 to 65 cm in length and weighing 350 to 900 grams. Their wingspan is 80 to 90 cm.
These birds inhabit shallow lakes, swamps, lagoons, ponds, rivers, floodplains, wet meadows and rice fields. They feed on fish, amphibians, lizards, small snakes, insects, molluscs and crustaceans. It uses its long bill to probe through mud and shallow water to find prey.
They breed during April to June and nest on trees.
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Binomial name
Calliope calliope
The Siberian Rubythroat adult male in breeding plumage has olive-brown upperparts from crown to tail. The greater wing- coverts are tipped buff, forming a narrow wingbar. The primaries are edged cinnamon.
On the underparts, chin and throat are red. Upper breast and sides of lower throat are brownish-grey, whereas centre of breast, belly and undertail-coverts are whitish. The flanks are washed olive-buff.
On the head, the crown is olive-brown. Eyebrow and malar stripe are white and lores are black. The malar stripe is bordered with black.
The bill is blackish with paler base of lower mandible. The eyes are dark brown. Legs and feet are greyish-pink.
The Siberian Rubythroat feeds primarily on insects and larvae including ants, wasps, beetles, mosquitoes, bugs and spiders. It also consumes aquatic prey such as molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic insects caught along the seashore on passage during migration.
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Long tailed Shrike
1 February, 2021
Kapurthala, Punjab
EM1X 100-400IS
1/2000, f4, ISO1000
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