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Ypthima huebneri (Common fourring) feeding on an unknown wildflower. On the wilderness surrounding the Machinchang Cable Car carpark, Machinchang Cambrian Geoforest Park, Langkawi, Malaysia.
Common Nighthawks are medium-sized, slender birds with very long, pointed wings and medium-long tails. Only the small tip of the bill is usually visible, and this combined with the large eye and short neck gives the bird a big-headed look.Common Nighthawks are easiest to see in flight at dawn and dusk as they forage for aerial insects.
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The Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as Eurasian Kingfisher, or 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.
This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptions to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.
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Common Checkered Skipper. Even though the books say that this butterfly is common, it is a lifer for me. It briefly visited my yard at dusk. This is not great shot of this little not very remarkable butterfly, but I was lucky to get even this one before it flew off. Certainly this is the first and only time that I have seen one of these.
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Common tern (sterna hirundo)
Meaning behind the name:
Sterna = Surprisingly, this isn't Greek or Latin, but Old English from Stern. (See English name below for more details)
Hirundo = Latin for "Swallow" or "Sea-swallow", based on it's simular shape and style, that gives a resemblance to Swallows.
The Old English name Stern (variations include: Stearn or Starn) may have originated from Sweedish "T`arna" and Norwegian "Terne." In 1678, the name Tern was established by Ray and other ornithologists followed suit. It was also known as "Great/Greater tern" and also labelled as "common tern" in 1812 when the smaller numbered Roseate tern was separated but, before the separation of another simular looking species, the Artic tern which came in 1820.
Other names given it at that time were: Pick tarnie, Darr, Tarrock, Purre, Spurre, Kirr, Mew, Skirr, Scray, Kipp and Skiff.
The uncommon of the common. I love the iridescence of the black feathers of this yellow-eyed bird. It has to be in the sunlight to show its hidden beauty.
The Common Leopard (Phalanta phalantha) is a sun-loving butterfly of the Nymphalid Butterfly family.
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Common Cuckoo / cuculus canorus. 16/05/19.
No need to say a lot .. ridiculously close, impossible to fit in the frame, absolutely stunning.
One of those 'Pinch yourself to check if this is actually real' moments!!!
I hit the jackpot … K-e-r-ching :-))
This young male Cuckoo was located in a reedbed which also held an older male and a gorgeous female. All of them were highly vocal, often engaged in pursuit flights, stand offs and there was even one attempt at mating on a telegraph wire.
I found this visitor in our yard this morning. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Garter_Snake
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus
Fancied a bit of colour... pretty sure this is knapweed but not sure what type, I'd be grateful if anyone knows
Double Trouble State Park
New Jersey
This diminutive reptile (Musk turtles do not grow large) was making its way to a stream when we crossed paths on a recent balmy morning.
It seems that the life expectancy of a Musk Turtle is 40-60 years. Wow!
More species info here -
www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2723&q=474688
Tamron USA 16-300mm VC lens + Canon SL1