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A day out on the 10th December, which was to be my last outing of 2025, to photograph Kingfishers. Weather was very variable.
I didn't expect much but ended up getting several visits through the day.
A Kingfisher posses in a moment of sunshine.
The Common Kingfisher is a small bird with unmistakable plumage. Its back is bright metallic blue and its breast is a coppery-brown. The beak is long and black, though females have a orange patch at the base.
Resting for a nano-second on a very busy tree...a scientifically important fly, that's used in forensics...Baron's Haugh NR, Motherwell
The common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis), also known as the Brazilian cottontail, forest cottontail, or (formerly) simply tapeti is a species of cottontail rabbit. It is small to medium-sized with a small, dark tail, short hind feet, and short ears. As traditionally defined, its range extends from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, but this includes several distinctive population that have since been split into separate species. Under this narrower definition, the true common tapeti only occurs in the Atlantic Rainforest of coastal northeastern Brazil and it is classified as "Endangered" by the IUCN.
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Another day and a 2nd visit to WWT Slimbridge on the 10th February. The weather was much cloudier than forecast.
A close up of a female Common Mallard.
The female is mainly brown with an orange bill.
Mallards are Britain's most common surface feeding duck. It lives in a variety of habitats and many have become tame due to living near human populations.
Common Eider / somateria mollissima. Northumberland. 30/05/23.
Female Common Eider ducks outnumbered males whenever I came across any. I don't know whether they were early breeders whose young had hatched or maybe they were non-breeders.
I loved the way groups of 6-8 females took responsibility for the care and protection of creches of ducklings ... just like kind, reliable aunties!
Common orange lichen (Xanthoria parietina) growing on a branch.
Złotorost ścienny (Xanthoria parietina) rosnący na gałęzi.
December 2024: The Common Green Magpie, my nemesis bird, finally seen and photographed. It is absolutely stunning and is described aptly by eBird: A neon-colored, noisy, highly social bird of lowland and mid-altitude subtropical forests. Surprisingly difficult to spot as it glides from tree to tree in the middle and upper levels of the forest. Memorable if seen well: bright green with chestnut-tipped wings, a black mask, and a coral-red bill - Sattal, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳
For those who don’t chase birds A “nemesis bird” is known as follows : “it keeps you going back and remains tantalizingly out-of-reach. It's a species that eludes you after multiple attempts, especially if the bird was or should have been there”. I have been chasing this bird on multiple occasions on visits to Thailand…now I need to find a new nemesis bird!
Taken on Brownsea Island... he seemed to like the warmth of the wood and kept coming back which gave me the opportunity to photograph
Common Moorhen / gallinula chloropus. Straws Bridge, Derbyshire. 21/11/25.
A Moorhen looking good in some nice light, as it picked along the local lakeside. Image made last November.
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Northern Michigan | Canon 40D | Canon 500mm f4 IS |
Taken on a Loons and Songbirds workshop I lead a few years ago. Hope to do it again sometime.