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Andean Motmot (formerly known as Highland Motmot) is a species of the Andes Mountains of South America, found from central Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru into a small part of western Bolivia. They are beautifully colourful birds, with a racquet-tipped tail (seen off to the side in this image). As this photo shows, they also have powerful serrated mandibles. This individual was seen near Aguas Calientes, the Peruvian town close to the famous Inca site of Machu Picchu.

Kingfisher with lunch by Jordan Yates

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Milan royal / Red Kite by denis michaluszko

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Ce matin, pour bien commencer l'année comme je l'avais fini, je suis allé faire quelques photos...... la chance m'a comblé de bonheur.....

Je vous souhaite, à toutes et tous, une très très bonne année santé, prospérité et pleins de jolies photos 😊

Bien Amicalement

Denis

Keep distance! by Thelma Gátuzzô

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Azure-shouldered Tanager (on the left) and Blue Dacnis (on the right) - wild and free - at Sítio Espinheiro Negro, Miracatu, SP.

Happy Tuesday!

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Whinchat by wryneck94

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Whinchat - Salisbury Plain - Wilthsire

Osprey in Flight by Ralph Lightman

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The wide wingspan also sometime makes them look like a flying airplane ✈️ … do you see the similarity in this picture? ️ comments down below…

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Brown Thrasher by Dan

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Birdwatching by Debbie S

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Birdwatching - birds - Godwits by Pavel Stránský

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Oil painting style

Behavior of these birds:

Probes into sand or mud with its long bill for aquatic invertebrates. Sometimes walks while probing or takes a few steps before burying its bill into the mud. Social outside of the breeding season; forages in groups and also with Willets, Whimbrels, and Long-billed Curlews.

source: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Marbled_Godwit/id

seen on the sim: Endless: Permafrost, Haraiki Bay

flickr group: www.flickr.com/groups/permafrost/

Laverca - DSCF3338 by Angelo Almeida

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Laverca, Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)

Obrigado a quem comentou ou marcou a foto como favorita, foi sinceramente apreciado.

Thank you to anyone who commented or favorited the photo, it was sincerely appreciated.

Gracias a todos los que comentaron o marcaron la foto como favorita, fue sinceramente apreciado.

Merci à tous ceux qui ont commenté ou mis en favori la photo, c'était sincèrement apprécié.

venturone alpino by Daniele Porro

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Carduelis citrinella

Laughing Gull (juvenile) by Dan

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[In Explore # 34] Grus grus | Grue cendrée | Common Crane | Grulla Común | Kranich by [ ͆ ◎] Bernard LIÉGEOIS

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[In Explore] Grus grus | Grue cendrée | Common Crane | Grulla Común | Kranich

North Moluccan Pitta (Erythropitta rufiventris) by Rosa Gamboias

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Endemic to Indonesia where it occurs on the northern Moluccas.

Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park, Halmahera, Northern Moluccas, Indonesia

Sunny Days by Thelma Gátuzzô

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Are perfect for a good refreshing!

Versicolored Emerald - it is a small species of Amazilia hummingbird. It is discontinuously distributed in open habitats of eastern South America, from Colombia east to the Guianas and south to northeastern Argentina and southern Brazil. This is a medium-sized hummingbird with green upperparts and white underparts; the mostly pink mandible helps to distinguish it from the very similar White-chested Emerald (Amazilia chionopectus). There are six subspecies of Versicolored Emerald, which vary in features such as the color of the crown (glittering green or turquoise) and throat (white, or variably green or turquoise). One poorly-known subspecies, rondoniae of southwestern Brazil (and northern Bolivia?), sometimes is recognized as a separate species, but geographic variation within Versicolored Emerald merits further study. Across its broad range, the Versicolored Emerald behaves as a typical Amazilia: it occurs at the edges of forest, in open shrubby areas, and in savannas with scattered trees or shrubs. Versicolored Emeralds feed at a wide variety of flowers; they may defend small patches of flowers, but also visit flowering trees, which attract many hummingbirds of a variety of species. Weller, A.A., G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2021). Versicolored Emerald (Chrysuronia versicolor), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. doi.org/10.2173/bow.vereme1.01.1

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Crazy Jay by Melinda G

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Green-winged Teal male by Michael W. Potter

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This male Green-winged Teal showed smartly at Niven Lake, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. With a reflection as a bonus… Despite its small size, this species breeds to treelimit and even farther north in the High Arctic of North America.

American Avocet young in water, and adult by Michael W. Potter

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A young American Avocet must quickly learn to find food on its own and this one was foraging actively, albeit with the protective presence of a parent. (In this case, the adult is the male as determined by the slightly upturned bill — that feature is strongly curved in females.) This endearing scene unfolded at Weed Lake near Langdon in southern Alberta, Canada.

A hop, a skip and a jump by Paul Wright

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Tufted duck Olympics. The referee at the back disqualified them all.

Lanius collurio by Francesc F P

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Capsot d'esquena roja_Capsigrany roig_Escorxador_Roquer

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Spotted Redshank by wryneck94

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Spotted Redshank at Pennington Marshes - Hampshire

Dunnock by jillyspoon

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Schau doch, keine Glatze im Anmarsch by Michael Dittrich

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House Sparrows Male Passer domesticus . Taken in my garden during this period of general confinement by Graham Parry

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The female House Sparrows in my garden seem to get on very well and as a rule do not often fight These two males seem to think it is their duty every time they see each other to have a very loud and public battle . Showing off in front of the girls I suspect !

House Sparrow are still a common bird in Uk in gardens parks and around farms . They feed on grain buds and scraps . They are listed as a red list species which means they at serious risk. In the last 15 years the House Sparrow population in London has dropped by almost 70% and they are now completely absent from many city centers

Close-up from the Kingfisher by Debby Limburg

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Fringuello nella bufera.. by silvano fabris

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My reflection by Gert J ter Horst

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Koolmees 2

Gadwall; Anas strepera by onno wildschut

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Male Gadwall resting on an inland lake near the Dollard, Dutch Wadden Sea.

Milano real (Milvus milvus) by Jesús Sánchez Yagüe

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