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The common kestrel is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In the United Kingdom, where no other kestrel species commonly occurs, it is generally just called "kestrel"
Picture taken with Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2:1 Ultra Macro
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or roots, which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and food additive. In the 21st century, inulin, an extract from chicory root, has been used in food manufacturing as a sweetener and source of dietary fiber (Wikipedia).
A female Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) in a small urban pond inEdmonton, Alberta, Canada.
12 April, 2015.
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This Common Loon was fishing in the small portion of open water at the edge of melting ice on Saratoga Lake.
The Common Myna or Indian Myna (Acridotheres tristis) is a scourge in Australia as it is an invasive species which is displacing native birds. Nevertheless, it deserves to be photographed and recorded.
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A common kingfisher, which i learned is not that common in Singapore. Captured at the gardens by the Bay.
(Geothlypis trichas) -- Common Yellowthroat
A broad black mask lends a touch of highwayman’s mystique to the male Common Yellowthroat. Look for these furtive, yellow-and-olive warblers skulking through tangled vegetation, often at the edges of marshes and wetlands. Females lack the mask and are much browner, though they usually show a hint of warm yellow at the throat. Yellowthroats are vocal birds, and both their witchety-witchety-witchety songs and distinctive call notes help reveal the presence of this, one of our most numerous warblers.
Read more at:https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Yellowthroat/overview
Thursley Common, Surrey. aka Colin - now back for his 9th year, making him the oldest known cuckoo. Had just the one visit though he stopped around for 30 minutes to pose for his audience of around 25 and have a good scoff. Things seem to have moved on for him a bit - only live mealworms now and some real designer perches - hollowed out fencepost tops filled with his favourite grubs. He deserves the best.
Taken at Christian Fields, Lichfield.
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Wikipedia: The common flameback (Dinopium javanense), also referred to as the common goldenback, is a small (28–30 cm), three-toed woodpecker in the family Picidae, found throughout South and Southeast Asia.
As shy and secretive birds, common flamebacks are unlikely to be found in urban areas. They live in a variety of habitats, ranging from moist open forests, to scrubs, and mangroves. Although they generally enjoy lowlands, they can reach altitudes of 1700m above sea level in India and in those cases prefer living in pine forests.
Their distribution ranges across Southeast Asia, from the Western Ghats in India to the Indochinese peninsula and several of the Greater Sunda Islands.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Birds in flight, an excellent opportunity to practice and improve camera control skills.
Location: Lauwersmeer, The Netherlands
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Wikipedia: The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and 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.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Common treeshrew feeding on a caterpillar, i had quite some difficulties to find the name of that species as i was looking for a squirrel species but it turned out to be a member of the shrew family. Found many of these guys while exploring Benchakitti forest park in Bangkok, Thailand
I've still not taken a photo since September. Life has been quite overwhelming, especially with online teaching, which takes up the majority of my time.
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WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre.
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The Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a large, strikingly colourful waterfowl that acts as an evolutionary bridge between true ducks and geese. Widespread across Europe, Asia, and North Africa, this bird is best known for its vibrant plumage, unique underground nesting habits, and mass seasonal migrations.
Key Identification Features
Size and Shape:
It features a heavy, short-necked, goose-like body. It stretches 55–65 cm in length with a 100–120 cm wingspan.
Coloration:
It has a pure white body. It is accented by a dark green head, a broad chestnut breast band, and black belly stripes.
The Bill:
Both sexes display a bright waxy-red bill. During the breeding season, the male grows a prominent fleshy knob at the base of his bill.
In Flight: It displays a stark black-and-white upperwing pattern. It features a brilliant iridescent green wing patch (speculum).
Habitat and Diet
Common Shelducks are primarily coastal birds. They heavily favour muddy estuaries, salt marshes, and tidal mudflats. However, populations have increasingly spread inland to reservoirs and flooded gravel pits.
They use their bills to sift through wet mud and sand. They feed aggressively on small invertebrates, such as Hydrobia mud snails, sand-worms, and tiny crustaceans, alongside marine algae and seeds.
Fascinating Behaviours
Burrow Nesting:
Unlike most ducks, shelducks nest underground. They commonly take over abandoned rabbit burrows, tree hollows, or dark crevices.
Duckling "Crèches":
Parents march their young up to tens of kilometres from inland nests to the safety of the coast. Once there, multiple broods gather into massive groups called "crèches" containing up to 100 ducklings, which are guarded by just a few babysitting adults while the other parents leave.
Molt Migration:
In late summer, adults simultaneously shed all their flight feathers, leaving them completely flightless and vulnerable. To stay safe, the majority of the northwest European population migrates to the vast, predator-free mudflats of the Wadden Sea in northern Germany to regrow their feathers.
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The Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) is the largest and most common pigeon species in the UK and across the western Palearctic. Known for its burly, round body and distinctively loud, clapping wing beats upon takeoff, it is a highly adaptable bird found everywhere from dense woodlands to suburban gardens.
Size:
It is a large, thickset bird, with adults often weighing over 600 grams.
Plumage:
Mostly slate-grey with a pinkish-purple breast and bright yellow eyes.
Neck Markings:
Adults have a brilliant white patch on the side of the neck, highlighted by iridescent green and turquoise feathers.
Wing Bars:
Distinctive bright white stripes run across the wings, which are highly visible when the bird is in flight.
Juveniles:
Young birds lack the white neck collar until they are about 16 weeks old.
Behavior and Diet
Diet:
They are almost entirely vegetarian, consuming seeds, grains, leaves, berries, and root crops.
The Crop:
They possess a specialized throat pouch called a crop, which can hold massive amounts of food—up to 150 acorns or 1,000 grains of wheat—allowing them to forage quickly and digest later.
Drinking:
Unlike most birds that must scoop water and tilt their heads back, wood pigeons can use their bills like straws to suck up water continuously.
Vocalisation:
They are famous for their husky, rhythmic, five-note cooing call that sounds like "hoo-hroo-hoo-hoo-hoo".
Breeding and Lifecycle
Mating:
They are monogamous and frequently mate for life, sharing all parenting duties.
Nesting:
They build remarkably flimsy, flat platforms of twigs in trees or on building ledges.
Eggs:
The female almost always lays a clutch of exactly two white eggs.
Crop Milk:
Both parents produce "crop milk" (or pigeon milk)—a highly nutritious, fatty secretion from their throat lining—to feed the newly hatched chicks, known as squabs.
Lifespan:
The average life expectancy is 3 to 5 years, though some ringed wild individuals have lived for over 16 years.