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I spent most of last year trying to get a photo of a common blue and every one I saw foiled my every attempt...that was until now...phew!
Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of making a photo trip to Anawilundawa Sanctuary with my friends, Aruna and Tony. We had a fantastic trip and shared lot of thoughts throughout.
We noted this small butterfly there and I was privileged to use a macro lens for the first time to shot this guy. A special thank goes to Tony for giving me his macro lens.
I think this is common silverline www.srilankaninsects.net/Butterflies/Lycaenidae/CommonSil...
Following pic shows how Aruna and Tony were shooting this guy.
Common loon at Horn River, North West Territories.
You are free to use this photo with the following credit: Joseph Sands, USFWS
Common Sandpiper - River Crouch, Hullbridge, Essex. Such a small wader especially when on the far bank of the river!
Common Teal (Anas crecca) is one of the smallest but prettiest common winter migrants to India. This is a male photographed in a small private pond protected by the owner Mithoo Lal near Village Roza , District Shajahanpur, UP in March. 2013
The Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), also called a Fantail Snipe, European Sandpiper, or weet-weet on Oare Marshes, Kent
Common Blue aloft a Birds-foot Trefoil flower.
Its a rubbish name for what is now not such a common butterfly, and is surely too beautiful to be called common?
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!
On a cloudy (and drizzling) Saturday, we were driving from Ranganithittu to Somnathpur. This beauty was sitting very close to the road; managed to get so close to a Common Kingfisher for the first time.
My favorite bird. A bit grainy shot due to high ISOs - please don't mind :)
Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis (bengalensis)
Thanks to Rathika for helping me with post-processing.
Common Frog, Perhaps the best known amphibian is the common frog ( Rana temporaria ), nothing like so commom as it was a few decades ago. It is widely distributed throughout Britain from sea level to well up into the mountains where they have been seen spawning in small mountain streams well over 1,000 metres above sea level,. The eggs of frogs, surrounded by a transparent jelly, are laid in solid masses,. Hibernates mid-October to late February,...
( I.D. from, RSPB, Wildlife of Britain, the Definitive Visual Guide,
www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/ ),.... "An excellent resource",....
2-car Sprinter 150105 departs Malvern Link and passes Link Common with the 1V29 14.49 Birmingham New Street to Hereford London Midland Trains service on 26-5-15.
43070 43037 in he background has arrived in Malvern Link station with the 1P39 1514 Hereford to London Paddington First Great Western service
Ref: IMG_8284 26-5-15