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I posted shots of both male and female Common Goldeneye this evening.
The Common Goldeneye is the first migratory duck to arrive at Hawrelak Park lake. As soon as the ice recedes a few feet from the shoreline, the males arrive and lay claim to their strip of open water hoping to entice females, and vigorously driving away other males. I hope to get shots of this action over the next few days.
William Hawrelak Park. Edmonton, Alberta.
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While out paddling today, I came across this beautiful male, Common Merganser. It was a wonderful surprise! He must be a little confused about his migration..usually we don't have these ducks here in the summer.
Long Lake, Dundee, Wisconsin
Common rosefinches (also known as the scarlet rosefinch) are sparrow-sized birds, mottled brown above with a streaked breast, pale belly and forked tail. Males, older than one year, have scarlet head, breast and rump. Females, juveniles and first year males have streaked brown heads and somewhat resemble small corn buntings. The species breeds across much of northern Asia and parts of eastern and central Europe and migrate south-east in winter
Ravens are one of my favorite birds to watch and photograph. They have an amazing library of vocalizations and are a very smart bird.
A few years back, my wife and I noticed a raven in our yard with a broken wing. When we approached it, it would flutter away, staying mostly on the ground. It was able to fly a few feet up into lower branches of spruce trees, however, it could not fly high or far.
My wife instantly knew that it was her mission to save this raven. We called him "Monk." My wife asked me to build him a little perch and we put an old flat tray on it. Each morning, my wife would bring leftovers out and place it on the tray for Monk. At first, he stayed away until she left, but as the winter progressed, he would get closer and closer to my wife as she left food for him.
Winter where we live, lasts from September until Mid-May, and it was the beginning of winter when Monk arrived. I am sure if it wasn't for my wife, Monk would not have made it through the winter. As spring arrived, snow was still on the ground, but the sun was up for more than 12 hours per day. She noticed that Monk was able to fly more and more. When she brought the food out for him, he would be within 10 feet of her.
On one spring morning, she noticed Monk was no longer waiting for his morning meal. While it saddened her, she knew that Monk had survived the winter and was now out on his own. A few days later, a raven appeared on the perch with the tray, my wife walked out and put a piece of food on the tray. The raven made some noises as if to say thank you and goodbye.....
God speed Monk, we both hope you are flying high and free.
(The raven in this photo is not Monk, but rather a friendly raven that liked his picture taken.)
All the other common tansey along the dike are dormant. This one failed to get the message, I guess. There is even a springtail for Marie.
Common Gull / larus canus. Straws Bridge, Derbyshire. 07/01/21.
*1st winter/2nd calendar year
This Common Gull is only seven days into it's 2nd calendar year. Already most of the scapular feathers have been replaced by grey ones but a few bleached, 1st generation scaps remain and can be seen if viewed large.
All it's brown wing coverts, tertial, secondary and primary feathers remain intact. A closer look shows how well worn and bleached they have become.
Legs and feet are an obvious bright, flesh-pink tone. There is a suggestion of colour change however, where the very top of each leg looks grey.
The black beak tip contrasts strongly with the pink basal section, which will soon start to turn blue-grey.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
2.9.2020.
A Common Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) on Marsh Ragwort (Senecio aquaticus).
Daneshill Lakes Nature Reserve.
Photographed on Sierra (mountain) Espuña Spain
My first sighting here in Spain, a very noisy and large bird, larger that a Common Buzzard
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
15 August 2018, Cuttle Pool Nature Reserve, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Temple Balsall
The common waxbill (Estrilda astrild), also known as the St Helena waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. It is popular and easy to keep in captivity.
Big Lake Interpretive Trail, Sturgeon County, AB, Canada.
7D2 and 400/5.6L + 1.4x | 1/640 sec., f/10, ISO 1000; handheld.
Love how this guy did a big stretch to sing and attract its mate.
Enjoy!
The Common Spotted Flat is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is a common butterfly generally found in the wet forested hills of southern Asia, from India and the Himalayas east through Indo-China.
Name: Common flameback woodpecker
Scientific: Dinopium javanense
Malay: Belatok Pinang Muda / Belatok Emas
Family: Picidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern
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Common Frog / rana temporaria. Attenborough, Nottinghamshire. 27/03/18.
'SINGING FOR A FEMALE'.
During spawning activity, male frogs croak to attract females and keep other males away from their chosen patch of water.
The latter reason never seems very effective whenever I've watched mass gatherings. Other males just pile in and even attempt to jump on a 'croaker'. (Interestingly, when this happens, the 'croaker' emits a slightly different sound to alert the male on top it has made a terrible mistake!)
The dynamics within a frenzied frog gathering can never be called boring!.
As it sends out a croaking call, a male frog inflates the vocal sacs on its throat. The action provides a very effective chamber which amplifies the sound of the air rushing across its vocal chords.
After several attempts, I managed to capture the male shown above with his vocal sacs inflated to full capacity. BEST VIEWED LARGE.