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This is a lifer bird for me. They breed in the Arctic and funnel down through central North America on their way to winter in Argentina and Uruquay.
Miquelon Provincial Park. Camrose County, Alberta.
Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) collecting nectar from true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) flower.
Trzmiel ziemny (Bombus terrestris) zbierający nektar z kwiatu lawendy wąskolistnej (Lavandula angustifolia).
A Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) on the tundra landscape at Creswell Bay on Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada.
June, 1995.
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I'm way behind on processing so many of my photos. When I have the time, I look through my shots and choose one that speaks to me in some way. Usually, it's an action shot, but this one I chose for it's colors.
Buff-throated Saltator
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I spent quite a lot of time watching on the day I went to see the recent Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) at Boulmer.
It put on quite a show and I was sat in the right place at the right time when it did this.
The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides in much of Eurasia. It is also called the Uhu and it is occasionally abbreviated to just the eagle-owl in Europe and Asia.
It is one of the largest species of owl. Females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 centimetres (6 feet 2 inches). Males are slightly smaller. This bird has distinctive ear tufts, with upper parts that are mottled with darker blackish colouring and tawny. The wings and tail are barred. The underparts are a variably hued buff, streaked with darker colouring. The facial disc is not very defined. The orange eyes are distinctive. At least 12 subspecies of the Eurasian eagle-owl are described.
Eurasian eagle-owls are found in many habitats; mostly mountainous and rocky areas, often near varied woodland edge and near shrubby areas with openings or wetlands. They also inhabit coniferous forests, steppes, and remote areas. Occasionally, they are found in farmland and in park-like settings in European and Asian cities and, very rarely, in busier urban areas.
The eagle-owl is mostly a nocturnal predator. Predominantly, they hunt small mammals, such as rodents and rabbits, but also birds and larger mammals. Secondary prey include reptiles, amphibians, fish, large insects, and invertebrates.
This photo of Buff-throated Saltator shows the small buffy patch at the bottom of the throat that gives the species its common name. This bird was seen at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge on the renowned Manu Road, Peru. (Saltators have heavy bills and long tails, and were at one time considered members of the Finches family but are now placed in the Tanagers family.)
This is a giant-sized chessboard in the garden of the hospital where I recently had surgery. I suppose it's there for visitors to occupy themselves, but film buffs might remember 'The Seventh Seal' where, during the plague, a knight plays chess with Death incarnate. Owing to its location, is this someone's little inside joke?
(Cinclodes fuscus) B28I7818 Laguna Nimez - El Calafate - Patagonia - Argentina
Guide : Marcos Eugênio
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Fairly common in humid tropical lowlands. Favors forest edges, plantations, and dense second growth. Usually seen singly or in pairs, foraging quietly in flowering or fruiting trees. Buff throat patch is bordered by black moustache stripes. Birds from western Panama north also show black chest band around buff throat. Note less contrast between head and back than larger Black-headed Saltator, and longer white eyebrow of Green-winged Saltator.
Tico Rainforest B&B, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
watched this huge buff walk into a good 4 foot snow drift then bash its way out. I know first hand the approximate depth as I dragged a tripod into it and not realizing how deep it was, ended up nearly stuck. drove back to the cabin with snow in my boots, up my pant leg, and somehow down my pants.
We saw this Buff-throated Saltator during our visit to Costa Rica last month. It was one of three saltator species we encountered during the trip. I was curious where the name Saltator came from and apparently it comes from the Latin word for “leaper” from how it hops on the ground. I can’t say that I have seen them as being exceptional leapers but they are a lot of fun to watch.
We will be doing this trip again next spring, if you think you might be interested more information is available here: www.texastargetbirds.com/group-photo-trips/2018-costa-ric...
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The buff-rumped warbler is a New World warbler that is resident from Honduras south to northwestern Peru and disjunctly in the western Amazon. It is found in forests at up to 1500 m altitude, always near water.
Such a gorgeous little bird, i was so lucky to see it in the open and to be able to get some pictures of it :-)
Louisiana based US AFRC 93rdBS/2ndBW's Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 61-0029 catches the light as she turns to land back at Fairford during RIAT 2023
Unfortunately, having landed, while back-tracking down the runway to park and demonstrating the BUFF's unique ability to crab sideways into wind - she made quite an impact:
Check out this YouTube vid from 3m:58secs.......ouch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH9X1ymHXjw
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Tempera-viola (Saltator maximus). (Statius Muller, 1776).
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Finally made my way to Castellow Hammock to see this little hummer that has been there for the last two years. This bird is mostly seen in south Texas. I really need to go back for a better picture. Not fond of driving south.
Thanks so much for the visit!
Buff Beauty
It's rose season, what more can I say. It hung down at a height perfect for me in a wheelchair. I did have to bracket as shooting skywards. This of course being a climbing rose.
Shot using a vintage lens, namely the MC Zenitar M 50mm f1.9
Buff-breasted Sandpiper has a Conservation Status under the IUCN of Near Threatened www.iucnredlist.org/species/22693447/111804064
It was a bonus to see Buff-breasted Sandpiper on our Northwest Territories trip. We saw two, this individual and another, at the incongruous location of a cleared area south of Tuktoyaktuk that was apparently going to serve as a new landfill. This location was within the breeding range of the species. Surprisingly, Buff-breasted Sandpiper is reported to take as food a bumblebee, Bombus polaris, that is found north of the Arctic Circle — the sandpipers apparently eat the bees directly and even feed them to their young.
One of two from a good night of mothing - one in the trap and one on the kitchen window. This I believe is a female based on its size.
The buff-barred warbler (Phylloscopus pulcher) is a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.
It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.