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The common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum, Ackerhummel) is a midsize bumblee species and a frequent visitor in our garden. Usually the population reaches its peak with 60-150 bumblebees in August before the queen and the entire nest dies in September. In April/May new queens appear and the circle of life starts again.
Melanitta nigra. This is a male Common Scoter. They breed on freshwater lakes in northern Europe including a small and declining population in northern Scotland. Birds from Scandinavia and Russia winter at sea on the coasts of western Europe. There is a large wintering population in the Irish Sea and some of these birds are seen at inland lakes in northern Britain during late March and early April on their migration back to their breeding grounds. This is one of those migrants photographed on the lake at York Universities’ Heslington East campus. It’s heavily cropped to less than a quarter of the sensor area, so the quality isn’t great but I was pleased to be able to photograph one locally.
Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia; Hodges#4582) - Lamoine State Park, Lamoine, Maine
This guy was a first for me, and it reminded me so much so of the Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) butterflies I had seen in Ireland that it make it more difficult to find an ID since here in the U.S. "Heath" is not in any part of their name
(though they are indeed related).
Americans!
I guess it must be in our DNA to be different.
Note: This guy appears to be subspecies Coenonympha tullia inornata (a.k.a. the Inornate Ringlet)
Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) male. Found nectaring on sunflowers beside my driveway. Arvada, Jefferson Co., Colo.
I don't often see these tiny skippers nectaring, but I caught this one on a blazing star at Pilot Mountain State Park.
A male Common Goldeneye photographed from a few inches above the surface of a lake in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Canon 5DM3 | Canon 400mm f/5.6 | 1/400th | f/5.6 | ISO 800
Photographing waterfowl at low angles from close range will be a highlight of myself and Connor Stefanison's upcoming workshop here in Vancouver.
A Common Ground-Dove perches on a fence post along a rural road in Lorida, Florida.
Press "z" to enlarge.
Nikon D500, 200-500mm f/5.6 lens
f/5.6, 500mm
1/1600, ISO 360
Hand held through car window.
Rather difficult to shoot, as they were blowing in the wind. They were at my eye level, though, so that made it somewhat easier.
Shot at "Garden of Memories Cemetery" in Salinas, California, which is where John Steinbeck and some of his family are buried.
The Common Mormon (Papilio polytes) is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia
The interesting fact about the name of Common mormon is that the name is an allusion to the polygamy formerly practiced by members of the Mormon sect in America as this species of butterfly has three different varieties of females.
Thanks for your visit.
A vibrant male Common Yellowthroat foraging in driftwood. The "masked bandit" of the wetlands, these small warblers are easily recognized by their brilliant yellow throats and sharp, black facial masks. They love to skulk in dense thickets and marshes, making it a wonderful treat when they pop out into the open!