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Neochmia temporalis
Taken in the Cullendulla reserve in North Batemans Bay. The reserve is one of the few areas that escaped the devastating bush fires in New South Wales, Australia.
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Bempton, Yorkshire
The highlight of my birdwatching year was our spring break in Yorkshire to catch up with this visitor from the South Atlantic that returned to Bempton on 30 March 2022 and was resident on and off until the start of August. Without question, my Bird of the Year and I really hope it has escaped the dreadful Avian Flu that has ravaged our seabirds this year.
I hope 2023 will bring respite to the birds and our wildlife in general as well as those people still suffering from barbarous aggression. May your own New Year be filled with peace, prosperity and wonderful photographs. As always your comments throughout the year have been much appreciated. Happy 2023!
A selection of my favourite images from 2022 can be seen in my Best of 2022 album
Another shot from Bempton Cliffs showing Black-browed Albatross being chased off by Herring Gull.
Species: Thalassarche melanophris.
Bempton Cliffs RSPB, East Yorkshire, UK.
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Bempton, Yorkshire - possibly my favourite shot of this bird. - I feel it conveys the scale better than my closer shots.
Thalassarche melanophris
Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire
A rare vagrant stranded from its home in the southern hemisphere, now moved on to its wintering quarters.
Red-browed Finch, Neochmia temporalis
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They were hunting in the damp grass for the small black wattle seeds that the trees had so bountifully produced.
One of the most colourful and beautiful birds from Costa Rica and one of my favourites.
Seeing and photographing a Quetzal and the Chlorophonia was at top of my wish list. It wasn’t at all easy to find, but finally, on the last day of our stay in Costa Rica, we had the privilege of seeing both, and simultaneously. While we had the splendid Quetzal in front of us, behind us there was a group of Chlorophonia hopping between tree branches. They didn’t allow us many opportunities. The lack of light and the terrain inclination made it very difficult to obtain pictures, but it truly was a unique moment.
Taken in the Costa Rica Highlands.
San Gerardo De Dota
Albatros de Ceja Negra, Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris.
IUCN: Near Threatened (NT)
Offshore Quintero
Región de ValparaÃso
Chile
Gorrión Montés Listado, Gray-browed Brushfinch, Arremon assimilis.
Hacienda El Bosque
Departamento de Caldas
Colombia
Red-browed Finch, Neochmia temporalis
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This young one is starting to take on adult colours
Black-browed Albatross being mopped by Gull.
Species: Thalassarche melanophris.
The huge wingspan is 210-250cm (7-8ft) with black upperwings and a broad black leading edge to the underwings. The legs and large webbed feet are a flesh-grey colour.
Bempton Cliffs RSPB, East Yorkshire, UK.
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A brightly coloured bird, the golden-browed chlorophonia is distinctive within its range. The male is bright green above and yellow below, with a wide golden-yellow eyebrow stripe and a violet-blue cap. It has a narrow blue eye ring and a thin blue line extending from its nape to its breast. The female is similar, but without the golden brown and yellow breast; these are both replaced with green. They average 13 cm (5.1 in) in length.
Another shot from Bempton Cliffs showing Black-browed Albatross being chased off by Gull.
Species: Thalassarche melanophris.
Bempton Cliffs RSPB, East Yorkshire, UK.
Many thanks to people who view or comment on my photos
(Thalassarche melanophrys). These birds are so elegant and their 'eye liner' and plumage is magnificent! The black-browed albatross is a medium-sized albatross, at 80 to 95 cm (31–37 in) long with a 200 to 240 cm (79–94 in) wingspan and an average weight of 2.9 to 4.7 kg (6.4–10.4 lb). It can have a natural lifespan of over 70 years. It has a dark grey saddle and upperwings that contrast with the white rump, and underparts. The black-browed albatross is circumpolar in the southern oceans, and it breeds on 12 islands throughout that range. In the Atlantic Ocean, it breeds on the Falkland Islands, Islas Diego RamÃrez, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. These images were taken on The Falkland Islands.