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The brown shrike (Lanius cristatus) is a bird in the shrike family that is found mainly in Asia. It is closely related to the red-backed shrike (L. collurio) and isabelline shrike (L. isabellinus). The common English name "shrike" is from Old English scríc, "shriek", referring to the shrill call.
Like most other shrikes, it has a distinctive black "bandit-mask" through the eye and is found mainly in open scrub habitats, where it perches on the tops of thorny bushes in search of prey.
Synchronized Flying!
Cancun Mexico.
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Continuing with BIF shots with this Brown Pelican coming in for a landing. South Padre Island, Texas.
Some Info From the Cornell Lab:
"Pelicans incubate their eggs with the skin of their feet, essentially standing on the eggs to keep them warm. In the mid-twentieth century the pesticide DDT caused pelicans to lay thinner eggs that cracked under the weight of incubating parents. After nearly disappearing from North America in the 1960s and 1970s, Brown Pelicans made a full comeback thanks to pesticide regulations.
While the Brown Pelican is draining the water from its bill after a dive, gulls often try to steal the fish right out of its pouch—sometimes while perching on the pelican's head. Pelicans themselves are not above stealing fish, as they follow fishing boats and hang around piers for handouts."
in the Slovenian mountains .
Another image in the evening light. It's very impressive to see the Brown Bear so close - good thing to be in a hide 😊
Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla). This has been my nemesis bird for a while, as Brown Thornbills can be challenging to photograph. The red iris indicates that this bird is an adult; juveniles have dark irises
One benefit of setting up in a blind (hide) is the potential for closeup shots. This Brown Pelican emerged from the shadows to my right. Click.
Brown argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly perched on a seed head.
Modraszek agestis (Aricia agestis) siedzący na główce nasiennej.
Brown Creeper, a regular visitor to my yard in Chester County, PA.
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Brown-headed Nuthatch on backyard feeder. Morgan County, Alabama 2021. . . . and guess what! When I was viewing the date taken, I realized I had not set my camera's back one hour when the "time changed" a few days ago.
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Montgomery County, PA. USA
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Brown Creepers search for small insects and spiders by hitching upward in a spiral around tree trunks and limbs. They move with short, jerky motions using their stiff tails for support. To move to a new tree, they fly weakly to its base and resume climbing up.
Nikon Z9 camera with Nikon Z600mm f 6.3 PF lens.
1/1250 F6.3 ISO 450
Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
Psalm 143:10
Wild South Africa
Kruger National Park
Full frame
Unlike many other kingfishers it does not fish often, so it can often be found far from water. It generally prefers dense woodland, riverine woodland, thickets, edges of evergreen forest, plantations, and wooded grassland.
It has a varied diet which includes insects, mammals, birds, reptiles and rarely fish. It hunts by sitting on a perch, searching for prey. Once prey is located, it rapidly flies down to grab it with its bill, before flying back to its perch.
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Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus cruralis
Megaluridae
Male and female Brown Songlarks are very different from one another. The plumage of the male is rich chocolate brown, and during breeding season he performs spectacular song-flights, taking off from a prominent feature, such as a stump, overhead wires or a fence post, fluttering high above the grasslands with his legs dangling below, and singing a discordant, metallic tune, before dropping into the grass. They like to be noticed. This contrasts with female Brown Songlarks, which are drabber, and spend much time hiding in the grass.
Description: The Brown Songlark is remarkable for the male being much larger (23-25 cm) than the female (18-19 cm). In breeding plumage the male is dark cinnamon-brown with black bill and black eyes. Otherwise the male and female both have a dusky brown back, pale brownish-white underparts, with the centre of the belly dark brown. The Brown Songlark is also known as the Australian Songlark.
Similar Species: The female Brown Songlark could be mistaken for the Rufous Songlark, female White-winged Triller, Skylark, or Richard's Pipit. Brown Songlarks are much larger than the Rufous Songlark and lack the rufous rump.
Distribution: The Brown Songlark is found all over mainland Australia except for parts of the far north. It is more abundant in the south, but numbers fluctuate locally depending on rainfall.
Habitat: The Brown Songlark is found in open country, including pastures, short crops, and grassy scrub.
Feeding: The Brown Songlark feeds on seeds and insects.
Breeding: The nest of the Brown Songlark is in a small depression in the ground, often in a clump of grass or other cover. The female incubates the eggs and rears the young.
(Source: birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/brown-songlark)
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Happy Friday!
So I'm getting there with the new spot close to home. There's a spot where I can lie on a public footpath, which the hares sometimes use to travel between two fields. I'm finally getting some closer views!
Have a great weekend...
Keeping up the tandem theme from the summer, i captured these two, one very fresh and the other slightly worm Brown Argus Butterflies