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The eye-shine of the Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) was intense. Far more so than any owl that I have tried to photograph at night with a flash. I kept this not so great photo more to remind me of the unique call of this bird -- which is one of my favorite bird calls. The slow descending, resonant, mournful notes of the call are enchanting. Well worth going on the Internet and hearing. Golfito Forest Reserve, Costa Rica.
Botanical name: Brownea grandiceps
Local Marathi name: Lal Zumbar
Common name: Rose of Venezuela
Flowering season: Jan - Mar
Country of origin: Jamaica, Venezuela
A slow-growing small evergreen tree.
Leaves - dappled pink and green, exceedingly soft new leaflets.
Flowers - crimson-scarlet flowers hang downwards like little Chinese lanterns beneath the foliage primarily on older branches.
Brownea grandiceps, another species of Brownea with blood-red flowers is a larger tree which can grow up to 20 metres in height – the only specimen in Rani Bagh, Mumbai is about 4 metres tall, a specimen of which collected by Father Santapau in 1951 is preserved in the Blatter Herbarium.
This bird appears to be much further South than its normal range. Strong Northerly winds have probably blown it here.
This Common Opossum, Didelphis marsupialis, was photographed in Peru, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
Common Camas a/k/a Camas Lily (Camassia quamash). Yuba Pass. Tahoe National Forest. Near Calpine, Sierra Co., Calif.
Name: Common kingfisher (male)
Scientific: Alcedo atthis
Malay: Burung Raja Udang / Pekaka Cit-cit Kecil
Family: Alcedinidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least concern
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Common Green Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus); very common at the moment in grassland and roadside verges. This one in the Peak District (White or Limestone Peak).
This Common Buckeye is an uncommon sight in Northern Illinois in November. Maybe 2020 just did this one in and it didn't feel up to flying South this year.
Common Eider - Somateria mollissima mollissima - Обыкновенная гага
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Kola, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, 06/10/2023
I went back to the meadow this morning (see previous photos for details), at about 6:30 to see if I could get some more shots of the communal roost. I only just got there in time - they were warming up and taking to the air.
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
Adult
Family: Rails
Playa del Carmen--Hacienda Tres Rios
Quintana Roo, MX
2014/01/26
A lizard in the hand is worth two birds in the bush, or something like that.
As every schoolboy knows, the common lizard (Zootoca vivipara) and slow worm (Anguis fragilis) are the only lizard species occurring naturally in Scotland.
This common lizard - likely a pregnant female - just climbed on to my hand and sat there, basking away, before I released it again.
Captain Doug and I were on the lake, checking bald eagle nests and enjoying the beautiful autumn day. We came upon a small flock of common loons who were also enjoying the warmth. Loons are winter visitors here and their lovely calls can be heard in the early mornings and late evenings. Captain Doug tried to ease in front of the loons so I could get some face shots, but, the loons easily grouped, turned direction and then lined out and left us behind. They are fast swimmers and they left me and the little iPhone behind a couple of times too!
Imature male Common Eider (Somateria mollissima dresseri) - Barnegat Inlet, Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, New Jersey
This juvie male Common Eider was sitting off the end of the jetty in a hard spot to get good light, and I must have made a hundred or more captures of him as he bobbed about in the waves. I crouched next to the seaward side of the horn tower to keep from being silhouetted while I made these captures, and stayed there for about an hour where I was sheltered from the 30 knot winds. I decided it was probably a good idea to head for home after the Coast Guard send out a boat to check on me. It seems they must have become concerned during the time I was hidden from view behind the horn tower foundation, and came out to make sure I was OK.
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If I gave it much thought, I'd probably say this, the largest species of sea duck on North Atlantic coasts, is my favourite, with its pristine black and white (and pastel green) plumage and its elegant profile.
In the UK, I tend to only see common eiders some distance from the shore, but they seem to nest (or at least raise ducklings) around Reykjavík's main harbour, so this drake and I studied one another close-up.
Soil erosion by piping is a common problem in soils high in mica. Soil piping is a naturally occurring, hydraulic process that leads to the development of macropores (large, air-filled voids) in the subsurface that are associated with landslides and collapse subsidence.
For more information about these soils, visit;
www.researchgate.net/publication/363254375_Report_of_the_...
For more information about describing and sampling soils, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/field...
or Chapter 3 of the Soil Survey manual:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-09/The-Soil-Su...
For additional information on "How to Use the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils" (video reference), visit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_hQaXV7MpM
For additional information about soil classification using USDA-NRCS Soil Taxonomy, visit:
www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/keys-...
or;
www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/soil-...
The Nikkor 35mm/1.8 lens probably has one of the best bokeh-for-money relations! Common polypody (polypodium vulgare) is a very common plant in Finnish forests.