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Scientific name: Plathemis lydia
Length: 42 – 48 mm
Description: eyes and face dark brown, male with white or powder blue abdomen, each wing with wide black patch near wingtip and narrower black stripe at base, female and immature male have brown abdomen with white or yellow triangular spots along sides, female with three black spots on each wing.
**I went to this conservation green land to photography damselflies, didn't catch any good one. Just when I was leaving, there was this dragonfly came to my sight, resting in front of me, that I was able to catch a few shots. There you have it. My 1st time to see one. My lucky day. :-))
maybe I just don't open my eyes enough as I've neer seen one before so wasn't expecting it to be called a common blue lol
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Scientific name: Buteo buteo.
Feeding: Buzzards are big birds, more than capable of taking sizeable birds and animals but, more often than not, they will target smaller prey. Rabbits are an important food source, and the birds suffered during the height of myxomatosis, but they will also take smaller mammals. Compared to all other raptors, Buzzard’s digestive systems are able to deal with a poor-quality diet and, in winter when other prey is hard to find, they are able to feed mostly on earthworms, beetles and other small invertebrates. These will be hunted on foot, and you can find Buzzards regularly sitting on the ground. In favoured fields, large numbers can gather and, although somewhat tolerant of each other, disagreements will break out if individuals get too close to others. In certain areas, usually in the uplands, Buzzards may hover when searching for food. Info: Hawk and Owl Trust.
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Esta deliciosa mariposilla verde jade es una Hemithea aestivaria, en inglés Common Emerald de la familia de las Geometridae ......es una polilla, pequeña de 3 cms. escasos, que vuela los meses de Junio y Julio.
He leido que el aroma a menta atrae a ciertas mariposas.......esta especie aparece todos los años por mi jardin, atraida por una planta de Menta piperita.
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Pachliopta aristolochiae, the common rose, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red-bodied swallowtails. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across south and southeast Asia.
A Common Grackle with spring flowers blossoming in the background. Photographed in Maryland (4/13/21).
Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) male singing while perched on a branch.
Samiec pleszki (Phoenicurus phoeniurus) śpiewający na gałęzi.
Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly male sipping nectar from tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) flowers.
Samiec modraszka ikara (Polyommatus icarus) spijający nektar z kwiatów wrotycza (Tanacetum vulgare).
The European Kingfisher or Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, is widely distributed in Europe, Africa, and Asia. It is resident except in northern areas where the rivers freeze. It will then move to milder regions. In most of its European range it is the only kingfisher.
The general colour of the upper parts of the adult bird is bright metallic blue, cobalt on the back, and showing greenish reflections on the head and wings. The ear coverts and under parts are warm chestnut, the chin and sides of neck white.
The bill is blackish and reddish orange at the base; the legs are bright red with a dark blue stripe. In the young the bill is black. Length averages 19 cm (7.5 inches) and wings average 7.5 cm (2.95 inches).
The flight of the Kingfisher is rapid, the short rounded wings whirring until they appear a mere blur. It usually flies near the water, but during courtship the male chases the female through and over the trees with loud shrill whistles.
From February onwards the male has a trilling song, a modulated repetition of many whistles. He also signals with a whistle to the female when he is feeding her, this being his share of the nesting duties. This whistle is produced even when his bill is loaded with food, yet is clear and distinct. The female will reply and emerge from the nesting hole, and may fly to meet him, take the fish from him in the air, and return to the nest.
The bird has regular perches or stands from which it fishes. These may be a few inches or many feet above the water. It sits upright, its tail pointed downwards. It drops suddenly with a splash and usually returns at once with a struggling captive.
Large fish are beaten on a bough or rail; small fish and insects are promptly swallowed. A fish is usually lifted and carried by its middle, but its position is changed, sometimes by tossing it into the air, before it is swallowed head downwards.
When the ice recedes just a few meters from the shoreline of the lake here at my favorite local park lake, the male Common Goldeneyes come in from the nearby Saskatchewan River to claim their bit of open water to attract the females and fight off rivals.
This male was swimming close to a female, and went to this typical courtship pose when another male flew in nearby. The brown mass under his foot are the rump and tail feathers he twisted around while doing this.
I hope to get shots of the often spectacular battles between the males before things get sorted out.
William Hawrelak Park. Edmonton, Alberta.
Wikipedia: The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.
Common Myna - Kilauea Point NWR, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
Bird Species # (619) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.
eBird Report and listing details - macaulaylibrary.org/asset/630806033
Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) male perched on a branch.
Samiec pleszki (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) siedzący na gałęzi.