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very common on the moor but also very beautiful! So maybe I'm wrong with the ID and its a Heath Dog-Violet!
Common (or Lesser, or Grey) Potoo. The potoo is a member of my favourite family of birds - the caprimulgiformes (nightjars). This one was near the Nicaragua/Costa Rica border. They are nocturnal and spend their day pretending to be an extension of a tree branch, totally motionless, providing an effective defence against predation.
Common Zebras, Equus quagga. 18 November 2024. Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa.
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The common sandpiper is a smallish wader with contrasting brown upperparts and white underparts. It habitually bobs up and down, known as 'teetering', and has a distinctive flight with stiff, bowed wings. Its presence is often betrayed by its three-note call which it gives as it flies off.
Common (or harbour) seals on the rocks of Raasay, Hebrides. D7100_35623.NEF. Many thanks for views, comments and favourites.
Nothing common about this orchid and probably the instigator to peoples life long passion for the species.
It almost felt like spring today, I sure hope winter is gone. The birds were singing in full at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve and I spotted this lone Common Merganser in the lagoon.
Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina) 2nd instar. Shieldbug found in garden. Shield bug picture whilst on the end of my fingure.
Family bonding with a couple of Gallinules while visiting Merritt Island (Florida)
Common Gallinule
🔎 Gallinula galeata
Nikon D500
Florida, USA
This male Common Brown Butterfly was seen during O'Reilly's 38th Annual Bird Week on one of our early morning walks on a bluff near Luke's Farm in Lamington National Park.
This butterfly is found in a wide range of habitats including grassy woodland, open forest, forested slopes of ranges, river banks, suburban gardens. It's usual range is south east Queensland, eastern half of New South Wales, Victoria and southeast corner of South Australia..
The larvae feed on native grasses.
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I'm guessing at 'Common Tern', frankly. It may be 'common', but it is a bird of extraordinary grace and beauty. These two, unusually, were harassing a family of Otters, something I've never seen before.
Common Crane (Grus grus), adult - Muleshoe NWR, ca. 5.0 mi. N of Enochs, TX (Bailey) - 18 November 2014. Casual winter visitor to the Great Plains. First documented Texas record pending acceptance.
Among the many grackles that have arrived this spring, this one has some white tail feathers. He first showed up last summer. Guess he likes the accommodations since he has returned
"Most Common Grackles have dark or brownish tail feathers. This Common Grackle has white tail feathers. This is due to a condition called leucism, in which their is uneven distribution of melanin in the feathers and body, resulting in pale-looking birds or birds with patches of white." (words according to Google}
This Common Darter did not pay much heed to me or my camera lens, he was too busy devouring the fly he had just caught :) Two more shots in the comments, it only took about 30 seconds for him to eat his prey :)
Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) photographed at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in Yankton SD.
Photo: Sam Stukel - USFWS
The Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) is a bird in the Rail family with an almost worldwide distribution. It is often called the "Common Waterhen", especially in the British Isles[citation needed], and this is a more descriptive name because the bird lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals, etc., and is usually not found in moorland. Another name, popular in the USA, is Common Gallinule. The bird is not found in the polar regions, or many tropical rainforests. But elsewhere the Common Moorhen is likely the most commonly seen Rail species to most people, excepting the Coot in some regions.This is a common breeding bird in marsh environments and well-vegetated lakes. Populations in areas where the waters freeze, such as southern Canada, the northern USA and eastern Europe, will migrate to more temperate climes. This species will consume a wide variety of vegetable material and small aquatic creatures. They forage beside or in the water, sometimes upending in the water to feed. It is often secretive, but can become tame in some areas. Despite loss of habitat in parts of its range, the Common Moorhen remains plentiful and widespread.
A common wood pigeon on my left hand side garden fence as viewed from my kitchen window ornithology observation post.
Common wood pigeons are a very common sight in my rear yard particularly early in the mornings.
The common wood pigeon is classified as LC (Least Concern) on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) conservation list.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_wood_pigeon
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