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The common spangle gall wasp produces a small, disc-shaped growth, or 'gall', on the undersides of oak leaves. Inside the gall, the larvae of the wasp feed on the host tissues, but cause little damage.
Source: www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/galls/common-spa...
Another common bird that we don't pay attention to. The bird is always busy and usually seen on the open country roads looking for small grains. I love its I don't care attitude as we drive past or when people walk close. It simply waits till the last minute and flies away when the person is too close.
Since I never shot this bird with my 500 mm lens took the opportunity to take a lovely shot of it.
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Common Zebra, Equus quagga. 20 November 2023. Aquila Private Game Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Based on input from Kelly Colgan Azar and Don Delaney I have corrected the ID to a Common Yellowthroat. Thanks for your help with the ID
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Nashville Warbler?. I am fairly confident about the identification but would welcome confirmation.
I am a little puzzled by the warbler in the main posting, it did not have as much yellow as the others and it also appeared to be larger and have a longer tail than the others. They were all in the same area and I cannot find another warbler that fits.
There was bright sunlight when I went out so I did not fit my flash. The sun was behind thick clouds and the warblers were in deep shadow so I was sorry that I did not have my flash with me.
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A trip to WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire late October 2025.
A pair of Common Cranes flying low over the Tack Piece fields..
The Common Cranes are part of the Great Crane Project at Slimbridge. The Cranes are hatched from eggs and when at a suitable age are released on the Somerset Levels. During the winter months they choose to come back to Slimbridge to spend time on the outer fields. The leg rings are used to identify and track the individual birds. There are a couple of Cranes that have no leg rings and therefore must have been born wild. The Cranes are free to come and go at their own free will.
Apparently on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, the taxi drivers often see the most wildlife, and if it were not a cabbie I would never have spotted this beautiful cryptic bird perched on top of a fence post, perfectly blending to become an extension of the post itself.
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel".
This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America. It has also colonized a few oceanic islands, Common kestrels measure 32–39 cm (13–15 in) from head to tail, with a wingspan of 65–82 cm (26–32 in). Females are noticeably larger, with the adult male weighing 136–252 g (4.8–8.9 oz), around 155 g (5.5 oz) on average; the adult female weighs 154–314 g (5.4–11.1 oz), around 184 g (6.5 oz) on average. They are thus small compared with other birds of prey, but larger than most songbirds. Like the other Falco species, they have long wings as well as a distinctive long tail.
Adult common gulls are 40–46 cm long, noticeably smaller than the herring gull, and slightly smaller than the ring-billed gull, also differing from the latter in its shorter, more tapered bill with a more greenish shade of yellow, as well as being unmarked during the breeding season. The body is grey above and white below. The legs are greenish-yellow. In winter, the head is streaked grey, and the bill often has a poorly defined blackish band near the tip (sometimes sufficiently obvious to cause confusion with ring-billed gull). They have black wingtips with large white "mirrors". Young birds have scaly black-brown upperparts and a neat wing pattern, and grey legs. They take two to three years to reach maturity. The call is a high-pitched "laughing" cry.
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My favorite warbler hunting spot is not accessible for a few days because of the World Triathlon Final taking place in Hawrelak Park here in Edmonton..
I visited marshy places west of here and had a great day. I was hoping to capture a Common Yellowthroat in that habitat and I actually did. They have always been a tough bird for me. More photos of other birds caught today to follow.
Big Lake Interpretive Trail. August 28, 2014.
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A couple of the footpaths in the reserve were a few inches underwater and as I made my way along one of them, I suddenly spotted some toads! Some submerged, but this one was just floating there, so I was able to get quite close!
Wollerton Wetlands
Trekked for miles looking for this bird to get a closer photo, only to find him in the acreage just behind my back yard on the way home tonight. I'm getting closer...